1990-1998 Arctic Cat Snowmobiles Repair Manual, Page 331Get this manual
RECOIL STARTER
WARNING Be extremely careful when heating the recoil ropeThe hot melting rope can cause serious injury as well as the flame used to heat the rope
bPush the end of the rope through the hole in the sheave drum past the window (Figure 26)cTie knot III the end of the ropePull the rope until the knot is tight in the pocket of the sheave (Figure 27)dLay the sheave on the workbench with the open end up (Figure 28)eWind the rope counterclockwise (Figure 28) tightly into the groove of the sheaveNOTE After the rope is wound into the groove, approximately 50 cm (20 in should remain free to install through the frame and body