1999 "EE" Evinrude 5 thru 15 4-Stroke Service Manual, P/N 787022, Page 282Get this manual
Assembly &
rn 1Install mandrel (Kit, PI 342682) in vice and place spring around mandrel as shown
Wear safety glasses while disassembling and assembling manual starters because of rewind spring tension
2Place housing, with shield, over mandrel and route hook end of spring through housing opening
[] 3Place pulley over mandrel and secure with pulley retainer (taper toward pulley) and left hand thread nut (Kit, PIN 342682)
4Pull lightly on spring to eliminate slack and turn pulley counterclockwise with handle (Kit, PI 342682) until spring hook engages pulley hub slot5Turn pulley counterclockwise to pull spring all the way into housing6Allow pulley to slowly unwind until tension is relieved