Help with Fairbanks Morse recoil starters please

[67L36Driver]

I ordered forty of the fibre washers. We'll see what takes place.

Damn that’s a long time ago. [emoji2960]

I passed a lot of them out like party favors at the first GTG I attended in Iowa.

Only have a pair left now.

 

[William Balaska]

You could run a bead with a mig down the cup to give it something to grab onto. Cups always seem to wear out first in my experience

 

[pioneerguy600]

A lot of the old FM starter saws that came my way had notches filed into the starter cups for the pawls to grab on. I turn out the inner surface of the cup and make an aluminum sleeve to press in, them machine the sleeve to the correct dimension, only do this if there is little to no chance of finding a OEM replacement.

 

[cbfarmall]

The cup wearing out is really the biggest challenge with these. Those came in many configurations depending on the manufacturer. The shoes, washers, springs, clips, etc are all more or less the same. Degrease everything, replace washers if you need to, and sharpen the trailing edge of the dogs. Theu all seem to work well afterwards. Sometimes the pulley fights you recoiling, might have to tear it down, smooth the center post, and maybe a apply little oil here. The shoes and washers must be dry.

Don't ask about Pioneer's version of this on their 750/850 series saws...

 

[KASH]

Ha anybody tried to press fit the plastic collar that Stihl used into a cup on another saw.
Kash

 

[pioneerguy600]

Ha anybody tried to press fit the plastic collar that Stihl used into a cup on another saw.
Kash

It could be done if the dimensions were compatible, there are many different diameters involved.