How to Rewind Starter Recoil Spring Cassette 

This is brilliant. Anyone that's ever fought to get a recoil spring back in place will appreciate this video. Thanks!

*You're a genius man. You should look into marketing this tool, many small engine mechanics would buy including me.*

I give you credit it works, but I like another video I saw the guy use a nail in a wood bench hooked the spring to it used a drill on the center & coiled it quickly & efficiently w/ it's drill pins opened up just enough to slide the center end between them so to lock & hold it tightly for coiling it. He then placed a long zip tie around the coil to lock it from unwrapping itself & w/ a couple pieces of gorilla tape on the top side of the spring & pressed it into the coils tight securing it from springing up or out. But your way too looks good to do to. Thanks for sharing it. I give it a thumbs up.

Hey man. I really want to thank you for posting this. I looked at several other videos and this method was by far the simplest and most effective. I didn't need zip ties or duct tape or power drill. My situation was slightly different from yours but I was able to get the job done relatively easily. I was surprised at how well this worked. Pat yourself on the back and thanks again. You saved me from having to buy another poor-quality recoil spring. The one that flaked on me is less than a year old. So it goes.

Excellent video, method works like a charm ! If you have an older style Stihl, like I did with the metal cassette, this still works. Your outside tab on the spring will stick out of the cassette and you just need to pull it around the metal tab on the casing that it locks on. Good idea and well demonstrated man !!

Watching your video I was able to fix my remington chain saw thank you....

Outstanding! My Roybi 28120 spring exploded in my hand...I suppose it would have been funny on U-tube happening to someone else but it was me and it wasn't funny. I used the pull starter numerous times and it didn't work. The Ryobi cassette has a small notch in it. The spring is bent about 1" from the end of the spring. After many attempts at the on way, I decided to try the other and opposite way, that is, I put the spring into the notch, and then wound the spring into the cassette from the OUTSIDE to the INSIDE by turning the cassette in my hand. This worked well after a couple tries. The only addition I would like to make is to wear eye protection. This spring is very strong and can damage an eye without much trouble! Thanks for your presentation!

I could have used this information years ago on one of my old line trimmers. I had no idea how to rewind the recoil spring and it was just impossible. I no longer have that trimmer, but its sure good to see how that problem is solved. I was stumped when I came cross it and always hated that I couldn't figure it out. Thanks for making the video. Watching this video It almost seems like it would help if one of the boards was replaced with a sheet of plexiglass so you could see the progress of the winding.

thanks, you saved me three hours of trouble

Thanks for the video. I recently had to rewind an unsprung spring. Using my hands (gloves on) I could get it wound tight enough in size that it would fit in the space, but it unwound enough when I'd try to put it in that I couldn't get it in. HOWEVER - what I discovered is if you start winding the spring from the outside in, inside the recoil housing, it was pretty easy. Hook the outer tab first, then start winding the spring inside, from the outside in. I had it rewound in just a few minutes.

I like it, well done, that’s another way for me to try.👍

Wish I had seen this yesterday! What a nightmare. It is worse when they are covered in oil. Took all day but got there in the end lol. I would advise safety goggles too.

Thanks for the tips, I couldn't have done this without seeing your video!

it is always a pleasure to watch a genius at work. thanks for the vid.

Brilliant method!

Thank you very much greetings from Argentina

Great Job nice presentation Thanks for taking the time to share!

Genius mate

Pure genius ! Thanks from France

Bravo man does a great job.

Thanks. Just used this in fixing a recoil starter on a mower.

thank you worked just like your video no more throwing wrenches

Sei impazzito di tutto punto

Nagyon jó a videó nekem nagyon sokat segített, kis türelem, de sikerült megoldanom a problémát.Köszönöm.

Sometimes i feel like its easier just to pay for another recoil spring and save time...but yes method does work.

When I was a kid, I was breaking up some concrete with a sledge hammer for my father. The hunk of concrete was the base of a clothes-line, so it had a steel pipe in it. Well, to make a short story longer, I struck the steel pipe with the hammer. No biggie. However, after a period of time, I developed a severe 'headache in my eye'. I wound up down at the Wills Eye Hospital in Philadelphia. I had a splinter of steel in my eye. I remember the doctor taking a hand held drill type of device to remove the splinter out of my eye. It was like some sci-fi movie with a drill moving closer and closer to my eye and yes, I was scared to death. I never forgot the experience of that drill coming into my eye. In addition, my Air Force maintenance training emphasized safety at all times. Therefore, I am a safety 'bug' because I know from personal experience, the opposite of safety: injury, when safety is not followed. It's been nice talking to you. I wish the Lord's blessing on you and yours. Take care. Sincerely, Ed Gibbons

genius! thx, man!

You are a star.

Awesome mate

Sencillamente genial! Thanks,

Sharp kid! Hope it works!

thank you it makes it easer to do

Impressive thinking

thank you very much..extremely helpful

The only downside is it looks like the inside hook part gets bent out of shape. The last spring I did was pretty brittle and tended to break/snap when being bent so probably would have snapped during the winding or during the straightening if I used this method.

ill b doing the same thing in a few mins. gonna try with my hands. wish me luck. lol

nice tutorial

Thanks

Why all the fuss? I've been rewinding these springs since I was 10 yrs. old. I guess the younger generation needs instruction.

Use a spring which store 100000 joules of energy and use hydraulic power for it to winding it up. Now we are able to power a dynamo so it can give electricity now fuel not required to cook your food

How do you know which way the recoil spring goes in the the mower. Ty for such a great video.

Thanks!!! it worked :)

Amazing ....

I did it all by hand

i use my hands and hands only. squeezing the spring together while winding it up. but good video for people with weak hands

El enganche exterior de la cinta va doblada hacia afuera.

merci , très bonne idée

Very clever!

Just when you say just like so I can not see what your doing way to dark. Wish there was better lighting . That where I need to see. That what my spring looks like long end bend in it. Trying fig it out how that part sat. Nice job wish had better lighting.

merci , bonne idée

I just went out into my garage and all my plywood is gone.

maybe you coupdn't do this, but usually the trick is to wind it outside first directly in the cassette.

How can I get this video OFF my RU-vid ....? It pops up and starts playing EVERY TIME I open YT

Nice! But I see a blood stain on the plywood. Thank you for your sacrifice! :)

what if i broke the middle hingy part? can i somehow remake it? i wish i had seen your video earlier...

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And then you have to put that into case ... HOW? Sovereign XSZ40 is not that simple it has no cassette to use ..

Lol this helped my dad 😂

YOU genious!!

Duper

yes that works....but it is easier to rewind the spring using only your hands.....it is not that hard....

Get your camera on scene.

How do I order a recoil spring for a weed eatter

Thank you!

Thanks!

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You are doing it the hard way kid.... seriously this should take 30 seconds.

What a Fracking joke ,, just kept spinning out on me ,, hhahhaha RU-vid is full of crap .

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LOl what a waste of time literally takes 30seconds to wind it into the plastic by using your hands only

Your a fucking genius. Mine has come off twice now and this made it tons easier. Thanks for the share!

Ha ha ha inteligence is more than eny thing. Thanks.

I was inspired by your technique in general, but came up with a simple method using a coffee container lid and a winding stick with your two prong winding method. Once I wind the spring in the lid, I slip the spring cassette over the winding stick and seat over the spring. Send an email and I will send a pix.

what manufacturer did you order this spring from?