This was something I had never given much thought...until it happens.
My 562 had been making some rough noises every odd number of pulls when turning over the motor. Metallic ratcheting/clicking noise. It was more of an annoyance than anything for a week or so.
I noticed yesterday I had an outer recoil bolt that had come free. Not great. So this morning I went to investigate. What I found was the two metal pins/posts that are embedded in the plastic pulley had been bending, hence the metallic grinding sound. Plastic had broken away from the pins allowing them to further bend and move. As well, some of the plastic that makes up the wheel was cracking and running.
Thankfully there was no damage done yet to the flywheel or levers.
But that was definitely a ticking time bomb for flywheel damage and possibly seizure if one of the two metal posts came free while in operation.
Now I'm curious as to why this occurred. Maybe the bolt coming loose allowed just enough play in the recoil housing to create unbalanced side to side movement within. Even though the pulley itself is fixed, the whole housing rocking would likely be enough to create this scenario.
Additionally, my vibe mounts are near their end. Couple that with the extra vibration and that situation could've grown worse quickly.
I'll try to get photos up of the pulley in a day or two for clarification.
My 562 had been making some rough noises every odd number of pulls when turning over the motor. Metallic ratcheting/clicking noise. It was more of an annoyance than anything for a week or so.
I noticed yesterday I had an outer recoil bolt that had come free. Not great. So this morning I went to investigate. What I found was the two metal pins/posts that are embedded in the plastic pulley had been bending, hence the metallic grinding sound. Plastic had broken away from the pins allowing them to further bend and move. As well, some of the plastic that makes up the wheel was cracking and running.
Thankfully there was no damage done yet to the flywheel or levers.
But that was definitely a ticking time bomb for flywheel damage and possibly seizure if one of the two metal posts came free while in operation.
Now I'm curious as to why this occurred. Maybe the bolt coming loose allowed just enough play in the recoil housing to create unbalanced side to side movement within. Even though the pulley itself is fixed, the whole housing rocking would likely be enough to create this scenario.
Additionally, my vibe mounts are near their end. Couple that with the extra vibration and that situation could've grown worse quickly.
I'll try to get photos up of the pulley in a day or two for clarification.