JUST O&R 237 #51 Posted March 23, 2020 Do not drill that out. the spool comes out without doing that. there is a thread on repairing recoils ck that out.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CNew 404 #52 Posted March 23, 2020 Definitely don’t drill out the rivet on the recoil cover. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
factory 487 #53 Posted March 25, 2020 On 3/23/2020 at 1:30 PM, Mitymoehelp said: Now it has come time to paint the flywheel cover/recoil housing, how risky is it to drill out the rivit holding the recoil in and remove the recoil for cleaning and painting Original service procedures for taking apart & repairing the two older style starters can be found in the manuals sticky thread in Section 2; The rivet does not hold the reel or spring in, it's for the reel bearing and that doesn't need to come out to service or repair the starters. I hope were not too late. David Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
