1979 Johnson 2HP Outboards Service Manual, Page 49Get this manual
7-3 dCarefully lift the straight off the starter housing so that the spring remains in the housingSee Figure 7-6Jar the housing, bottom side down, fRemove four starter from See Figure -7 the bench to dislodge spring plate screws and plate to remove rope
Figure 7-6
PLATE SCREWS ROPE BUMPER
Figure 7-7
CLEANING, INSPECTION, AND REPAIR