renew Mariner 2.5hp starter rope

[alecB]

Hi All,
My starter rope on the Mariner 2.5hp 2 stroke failed yesterday leaving me with the handle and 6 inches of rope in my hand and the rest retracted into the recoil.

I know how to replace/repair rope on recoil starters in general, having done so on a generator recently and my B&S lawn mower. These were easy to line up the recoil and outer frames (after rotating the recoil until under tension and jamming the two with a screwdriver) so that the new rope could pass through and be knotted. However the recoil on the 2.5hp doesn't look to have the same access unless I'm missing something obvious.

I also have the diagram by components from a Mariner dealer website, so have an exploded view of all the parts.

Has anyone got some advice as to the best way of doing the replacement with a new rope? I have the recoil unit off the outboard ready for disassembly, and can see there is a circlip (E piece) on the bottom that I would need to remove to access the inner parts, but I'm wanting to make sure that in taking this off I don't do anything daft like letting the recoil spring unravel.
Thanks for your help

 

[VicS]

See the very last few pages of the online manual here http://boatinfo.no/lib/mercury/manuals/22-25-3-33.html#/98

Hope it helps .. looks as though it should

 

[bikerbill]

Very easy job and many instructions on youtube

 

[alecB]

VicS, thanks for the link, it's far better than the schematic I had as it gives instructions with every part. Have done the job after looking at the relevant pages and it was a breeze! cheers.

 

[alecB]

bikerbill, thanks, as you'll see in replying to VicS, I've done the job and it was indeed easy. I couldn't actually find a specific 2.5hp Youtuve vid, but the principle was the same as the lawn mower and the boatinfo instructions made it easier still.cheers.