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5) While holding the rope end in the cutout in the reel, rotate the reel in the direction of the arrow to preload the spring
6) Pass the starter rope end through the rope hole in the starter case, recoil seal and recoil starter knob and a
knot in the end of the rope
[I] RECOIL SEAL
[21 STARTER KNOB
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