How to Replace a Pull String on a Push Mower : Lawnmower Maintenance & Repair 

Thank you. I'm a 65 year old lady and I fixed my mower thanks to your video. Thank you, thank you, thank you. 😊

In the middle of a mowing session and with weather cooling and closing the chord broke at mid-point. I quickly sourced some suitable materiel to change out the remaining part. Having replaced the chord, my mower had one pull and restarted, however without the pretensioning it all stayed outside the housing. So next job is to complete, as shown, the proper spooling this time under tension! Many thanks.

I don't normally leave comments on videos like these but this works if you have a mower similar to what he is working on in the video.! I'm About to continue mowing my lawn now after the cord snapped thanks to this video. I thank God for engineering and for the engineers of small and big engines. Thumbs up from me.

I'm 10 and I fixed my gokarts cord by myself thanks for the help

This does work. THanks for the video. I melted the knot on both ends with a candle to make sure they didn't untie. You should tie the handle before you rewind the rope so you can skip the temporary knot step.

Simple video, easy to follow , but extremely helpful ,thank you so much, cord changed in four minutes 🤘🏼

Thank you for the video. I can tackle this job with confidence now. The only thing I may add: measure the new cord against the old one - and cut off excess, if necessary. I saw this in another similar how-to video. Excess cord might jam up the rewind. Thanks again.

Wow. Thanks for this video. I changed out the starter line to my lawnmower today. Watched this video and did the job in around 7mins.

I really appreciate your video and will be able to fix mine now! I've never had to do anything like this and feel confident now. I'm a middle-aged woman and can't thank you enough 😊😊😊

You make it look so easy I'm about ready to find out my rope broke and got sucked in so I'm fixing to try to figure this out today Hopefully it's as easy as it looks. Thank you for posting really helpful I hope.

Thanks Mark...Great video, great job to explain how to replace the pull cord. Setting tension correctly is really the key to make it work.

Your video was quite helpful for me to repair the lawnmower string. Thank you for making it simple and easy to follow the instructions.

Professionally Made how to vids like this are so much better than non

Thank you so much!!! Our puppy chewed through the pull cords on both our push mowers. Ordered a spool of replacement cord and your video made it it super clear and easy how to use it. Saved us a ton of money getting them fixed professionally!!!

May God bless you....thank you for taking the time to do this. My husband of 24 years left and thanks to this I was able to fix my pull cord.

Thanks for the video and information. I had never done this before and had no clue what I was in for. I have a Troy-Bilt with a B&S 550-EX which is a little different from the Honda you show but the concept is the same and it worked perfectly. After buying the new pull cord ($4.50) from Lowes it took less than 15 minutes to change - disassembly to install. I even hummed the eHow tune as I was doing the work.

Shout out to all of those that actually watched the video all the way through to the end before running off to fix your pull starter 😂

Bought this for my small back deck in the Eastern Sierra. ru-vid.comUgkxoHYZbq5g9fkcAtinlTqstNlje-UQkCHN We get A LOT of HEAVY snow so I was a bit skeptical but it was worth it! After the first storm of the year this has exceeded expectations! It throws snow very well, even 10-12” + that said the more it piles up the harder it is to maneuver the machine. It is exceptionally light weight and overall exactly what I was looking for. If you have a large amount of snow and a lot of area to clear, you may consider something with a drive engine to help maneuverability, but for decks, second stories, roofs etc, you can’t beat the light weight to great snow throwing ratio. Side note, the chute rotator is a bit flimsy and it initially didn’t seem to work, after a few uses it seems to have loosened up.

It's clear this video has been beneficial to many including myself. The only update is the handle for the pull cord has slightly changed. It no longer has the pop-out access for the cord. You'll have to use nose pliers or small screwdriver to remove the old cord. Thanks for the vid!!!

Thanks to your video I fixed my lawnmower by myself..much appreciated

Excellent how to video. I followed your advice and was up and cutting the yard after just 15 minutes to install the new pull string. Thx

I watched two others before finding yours. One overcomplicated the whole process and the other didn't film what he was actually doing 😂. This video was PERFECT and I am back up and running!

Lightweight is good and what did I use it for it’s a lawnmower ru-vid.comUgkxTPN04aT-Qdjr_KS3ql7ng8wnU3wwsCqk also recommend Yes it is lightweight so hence not as robust as our old one. But if you take care it does the job really well.

Excellent video, and very professional! I haven't replaced a cord in many years, and my owner's manual doesn't have an exploded diagram of the mechanism. Now I can fix it and finish mowing. Thanks for such a helpful video.

Best demo I’ve seen on RU-vid, I think I will give this a try !

Glad I could find this, my pull cord broke on my mower today and I've never replaced one before. But I bet I can right now, Thanks!!

Worked like a charm. I might to add that we didn't have this type of rope on hand, but we did have some paracord in our camping gear, which did just fine. I also had to hit the contact point with some WD-40, since it wasn't pulling easily at first.

Thanks so much for the video. I replaced the pull string in minutes. Saved myself some $. Very much appreciated.

thanks a lot! Now I can go back outside and finish fixing mine. I thought I was going to have to tear it all apart. Again Thank you

Excellent video, very clear directions and by far easiest to follow of all I watched on RU-vid - many thanks.

Dag nabbit, wish I'd watched this video *before* going through two sets of new cords and several hours trying to figure it out for myself! Cheers bloke, you made it so much easier for me!

Got lucky, I literally have the same type of mower. Using this vid 6 years later and still thank you!

Omg yours is the most clear and simple of way of fixing the broken starter. For a single Mom it's Amazing.

Thank you. Detailed and clearly visible; which is often a problem with this kind of vid.

Thank you!!! Made my life so much easier. If the end of the cord is frayed, wrap the end with a little bit of tape to make it easier to insert. I ended up threading some fishing line through it as well, tied it to the rope, and then pulled the fishing line to help guide the rope through the spool hole.

It might be easy, but it's good to know the little tricks that make it easier and better. Thanks dude, good video.

Thank you for posting this great demonstration. I just pulled out the cord - don't know my own strength (I'm sure the fact that the mower is about 20 yrs. old is just a side note 🤪), but I'm sure you saved me a considerable amount of money & aggravation! Thank you!

This was great! I should have watched this BEFORE I started taking it apart! I did this the hard way !

Best and simplest explanation I found.THANK YOU!!

Thank you so much for this easy demonstration to replace string on mower. 🙏🙏

Mark, you’re a lifesaver. Many thanks.

Thanks for the video. My pull cord broke when I only had about 15 minutes worth of mowing left. Watch the video and withen 30 minutes I was done mowing. I used paracord however instead of buying new string.

Thank you so much for this! 🙏 I really do appreciate it. As a women I didn’t know what to do about that power string busting 😫 as times are hard right now. You saved me a lot of money and by not wasting my time on people who otherwise might’ve made the matters worse. Easy fix 👍

Thanks, just replaced my mower starter cord after watching your film. Saved myself a few pounds.

Awesome job! Thanks for the step-by-step instruction I have a mower I need to do this to today.

Thank you for making this! Made it a whole lot easier to know what to do

This is still the OG video on the topic!

Great video… watched it once, went to the hardware store, came back home and fixed in about 15 minutes. The only challenge I had was the replacement cord was glued or melted at the end which made it difficult to insert into the hole. I taped the end with transparent tape really tight then cut the end. This allowed me to insert really easy. Thanks for the help.

THANK YOU! Compared to other videos out there...that was super helpful and easy!

Brilliant vid. Thanks for your help, worked really well👍

Thanks, easy to follow and I completed the task repair!

My dog chewed my string, this video step by step really helped. Thank you!

Thx, the best vid i have seen on this sort of thing. Can i ask, if you have to cut teh cord, how long should the cord be, to use?

Thanks. Totally got me through the hard part of figuring out how to rewind the spring part!

Very good video! Just needed a refresher and I'm good to go. Thanks Again!

This was so easy to learn with your great video. Thank you so much. 🎉

I was just a regular mom but now thanks to you I am that WOMAN!!! GOD BLESS THANKS FOR THE VID😘

Thanks Mark - This video helped me a lot - Cheers

Excellent demonstration. Thanks 😉

Great video, direct and to the point. Many thanks!!

Excellent!!! This makes it easy

Very well done video. Thanks a bunch!

This was exactly just what I needed. I have a different model, but it didn't matter, you made it easy to figure out how to recoil the darn string.I fought with this mower for over 3 hours, then went to bed, stressed out, because I have to mow my yard. My neighbors were doing it for me in exchange for parking their trailer on my property, but haven't in a while and the city will fine me if I leave it too long. Well, between a broken foot, and a weedeater, I didn't get very far, after I discovered the last handyman that borrowed my mower, must have broken the pull string and didn't tell me.so I go to mow, and no string, nothing. I am tired, and stressed, and look on youtube, and find dozens of complex solutions and how to also tear the mower apart. Well ,i was fearless, and did it myself because I figured, it'd cost me $300+ to buy another one, money I don't have, and so, well if this one was broken, well all I could do is either fix it or break it a little more. and if I couldn't fix it, it was trash anyway. so, after searching for someone who had the pull string online, I went and got it. (Home depot)(Lowes, couldnt' find it, but they may have it but maybe I didn't know the right verbage). Anyway. I got up because I couldn't sleep well, and went to the garage. I discovered the coil was bent out too far, so it couldn't hold a coil, and that was problem #1, plyers bent it inward, so it'd catch and stay catched so it could coil. I had to watch this video, because other ones, couldn't make sense of how to coil the wire up inside. This one seemed wayyyyy.... tooo easy, but what the heck try it anyway. Walllah.... It worked. then I just reassembled the various parts. of which i fortunately remembered how they came apart. though another video had same model and showed how to disassemble and assemble, so I could find it again ...I think(though the string coiling was complicated on that one.), Anyway, put the whole thing back together, and pulled and wallahh... it tried to start! Now I think I just need some gas! Horray.... Well its 2:01 am, so I shall wash up and go back to bed! Not bad I have to say, for a lady, who's never tried her hand at any kind of mechanical repairs before! Thank you!

thanks for this video, it's concise and helpful. I was able to fix my pulley in a few minutes after watching this.

Thank you, this video was a lifesaver!

Your awesome!! Easy simple steps others take forever to get to the actually maintenance!! Thank you!!

Wow that was so easy ...thanks for your video

Excellent video. Thank you.

Very clear and concise instructions! Thanks

Great video, excellent demo & explanation. Thank you

Oh mark, you taught me that sooo hard.

Very good video, very helpful 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

Exactly what I needed to see. Thanks

OMG!! Thank you for sharing this video. It's was very useful and easy!!

Nice and precisely done. 💯

thank you ever so much i always learn so much watching ur videos God bless

Very detailed informative video.

Well done video, thanks!

Thank you so much for the knowledge on thus!

Here in the UK....JOB DONE,thanks!

I’m 5 years old and I change my ca thanks for the help

Thank you. Very informative. Got me back up and running.

Very helpful !!! ThankYou 🌻

Thank you!!! I got it done thanks to your video!

Wow! A $50 dollar job only cost me $5 bucks and 15mins of my time ....thank you brother!!!!

Thanks Mark! You Are The Man!

Thanks you for this, very helpful

Great teaching vid bro. TY

All fixed! Thanks very much!

thanks!~ great demo. 5 out of 5 stars!!!

Thank you, sir. This is exactly what I needed to know. I have a feeling if I hadn't watched your video I'd still be fighting with it. :)

Thanks, just pulled my snowblower handle and broke the rope. Simple fix with these detailed instructions!

Thank you! that was quick and easy.

Thanks for this video. It got me through it and success !

Do you have a video on how to rewind/reinstall the spring itself? I need that because mine was all gummed up, loose, and I took it out to clean it, YRYING to keep it from unwinding, but the moment the screw loosened it spun free.

great vid, thank you so much, very helpful!!

Thanks Lavender! That is encouraging, now I believe will do this too!

Great work...You are gifted thanks for sharing your skill...After I fix up One pull it was ok

Thanks! This helped a lot

Thanks for the information buddy I repaired mine this evening...