1998 Yamaha 25J, 30D, 25X, 30X outboards Factory Service Manual, Page 81Get this manual
RECOIL STARTER
REMOVAL AND DISASSEMBLY
E 1Re and disasse ble th recoil starter referrin to th plo diagra ote th follo in oints: Re th start-in-g ar protectio vice at th recoil starterW re vin th starter ro e, insert scre driv er into th starter sto p-plu er ole to secure th sh e-dru fro ru nin offSlo ly turn th sh e-dru clockw ise to sprin g-fre e, and re th sh e-dru NOTE: re vin th sh druold th starter sprin so th at th starter sprin ill ot sprin ut
WARNING
Wear suitable protective gloves and take care to protect yourself from an accident due to the spring flying out when removing the sheave drumH oldin th sprin ith d, nfold th sprin fro its ce nter ith th oth erB careful th sprin es ot ju ut