PushMowerRepair.com - Briggs 3.5HP Recoiling a Starter Spring 

You saved the life of a lawnmower that was very very close to being shoved over the edge of the nearest cliff. Thank You Very Much!

I went to other videos and they all said the same thing. Turn the wheel half a dozen times, hold it there with a screwdriver, thread the rope in then let the wheel go and it will roll up the rope. Not for me! My wheel turned a hundred times and never got tight. Then. I found YOU! You said to manually roll up the rope, reinstall the mechanism and, sure enough, it worked! Thank you so much!

Changed the pull cord, but I noticed there was no tension being created. I kept hearing a "clicking". I came across this video & wouldn't you know, my spring was broken on the inside. Bent the end like they show you in this video & that solved the trick! Thanks guys.

Very pleased that I could replace the broken started cord of my really old Briggs and Stratton lawn mower after watching this video. I don't have much experience , but the video was very well made and step by step instructions very useful. Thanks.

Thank you ! Saved me before my parents came back from vacation and left me with housework (which I totally started on before they arrived back)

Genius! The only one who told us which way to bend the inside hook on the coil! 😇

out of all the videos I watched to learn this yours was the most detailed. Thank you, I followed step by step while watching your video. Thanks man!!!

Thanks a million for making this video! I couldn't figure out how to get my starter sring back on the mower, and this video helped me do it! I was getting ready to junk it and buy a new one (cheapest one was $300 at Lowe's) but with your video I was able to fix mine. Starts better than it ever has (mower is almost 18 years old) and I also replaced the pull cord because it was frayed and the handle was cracked. Thanks again for showing us how to do it! You saved me $300!

Thank you. I was just about to give up and pay someone to do this for me. Got it first try after watching your video

You are the best. After opening and closing several times the machine I finally saw my problem with your video: the end of the spring was broken. You saved my day!

You're a life saver.opened mine up today and saw my hook was in opposite direction. Reveresed the hook and now its re coiling

I spent half the day trying to fix a broken spring and rope and got nowhere. After watching your excellent video I had it fixed, back together and running in 30 minutes. Thank you so much!

Many thanks - I was struggling to follow another video on youtube - you holding up the spring to the camera helped me to change my first pull chord.

Dude your video was awesome help. I literally just 30 minutes ago was sitting down and watching your video while repairing my lawn mower. Thought it was a lot harder than that but thanks to your video it was quite easy.

Awesome thanks. After messing for an hour trying to change the pull cord and mine didnt have vents to put the screw driver in. So then I noticed the spring was backwards and slightly mangled. Thanks to your video I identified my problem and now it is fixed. I also drilled a hole for the eventuality of next time.

Thanks for the video - very informative! I’ve just replaced the pull cord on my B&S engined mower here in the UK, and had problems with the recoil spring tab. Turns out my spring needed some tweaking with my long-nose pliers before it would catch on the tab. I’ve still got no idea how it miraculously latched in the first place Got there in the end though!

Thank you very much for posting such a detailed video. My issue had started when the old cord broke and I had to replace it. I followed the other video to replace it but it was still having issues; come to find out the spring was not catching any longer on the inside post. I took that all apart and bent the coil in so it would connect and now it fires right up. My boss said a lady could not fix it and for me to take it into the shop.

That was the best! My recoil spring was broken at the halfway point. Had enough left to bend and save the day!

I pulled my starter cord so hard, it snapped, glad I found this video..Thanks..

Thanks for the great video as it helped me to repair my coil after many incorrect attempts to insert the uncoiled spring so after this video i got it first time so a big thanks

Using your very instructive video, I have managed to replace the recoil spring and starter cord. Didn't have a clue before hand. Thanks very much

You saved my day! Just got my spring and rope all back together again! And the mower started! After the spring came out and uncoiled I thought, Now, What? After messing around with it for an hour, I thought, RU-vid. Your video repair was straight forward on the exact same engine I have. Thanks. Don't know what it would have cost at the lawn center for repairs? As I said, You saved the day!

Watched a couple videos this was by far the most helpful. Thanks for making it

Great stuff!!! I watched 7 videos previously, non of which were nearly as helpful!!! Thank you!!!!!

Great video, really easy to follow and has given a new lease of life to my 10 year old Mountfield mower.Many thanks.

Thank you. I couldn't figure out how to fix my broken spring. Video was very helpful.

Great vid, helped me replace cord and recoil spring too. Saved me from having it repaired in a shop. Cheers thx again.

Thanks for demonstrating this. You made it look a great deal easier than I imagined.

Great video very helpful was pulling my hair out trying to understand how the recoil spring worked as it had broken.

Best video for spring replacement Thanks

Thank you! This video saved me - principally the detail about bending the coil with the pliers. Cheers!

Thank you - I was having an issue with the spring and this fixed my problem quickly.

Still great help when I "lost" the spring. Thx a lot!

Thanks for posting this...i was having a hardtime with that spring. It helped me A LOT🙌😊

Im done...thank you man...it works perfectly

good video, your steps in the process make it much more difficult than it needs to be

That is a brilliant video - very clear - many thanks

Very helpful, Watched and fixed my Lawnmower.

Great video. After watching was super easy to change out my pull cord.

cheers mate. was a good reference for resetting the spring.

Well done! Just what I needed!

Thanks for the upload! Im back up n running again.

Very helpful, Thanks! NOTE: On my mcculloch chainsaw...you know the part of the video where you took off the housing so you could place the bundle into the other part of the housing......Well don't take it out. Just put the entire thing (cover included) that you just wound Into the base-plate of the chainsaw, making sure you latch the end to the baseplate as you push it down. I tried your way, but it never would "catch" when I tried to wind it. So leave the plate ON after you wind it, place all into the recepticle, then put in your screws....but it will stay in place even without.

Helped me today. Nice one bud. All working again.

Great video, saved my bacon and learnt the added skill of recoiling the spring! Keep up the good work, much appreciated!

Thanks for the video! It really helped me out.

Thank you this has been a great hep and the only proper explanation to fix this problem. 👍

You saved my lawnmover.. Thanks...

Helpful information thank you for sharing !

Great video, but one question, could you not adjust the pull cord to length at the other end I.e. pull handle end? Sorry if this is a stupid question.

Excellent info and easy to understand. Thanks for sharing.

Thank you very much. Helped me alot.

Thanks man this helped a lot.

Thank you brother. Most helpful. *****

Brilliant! Just perfect for what I had to do. Thank you so much!!!

Thank you it save my life 🤘🏼

Awesome vide, worked just as noted!

What this video does not tell you. 9 times out of 10, that metal coil spring will pop off and be an absolute nightmare to wind back in.

Hi, great video. My problem is that the top cover that holds those white things in place broke. I was hoping to maybe just superglue the top cover back together after i put the white things back on unless you can tell me what that 'top cover' that holds those 'two white pieces' is called and if I can order it. Your help will be greatly appreciated. Thank you..

good, clear instructions. thank you much

Great video.... Thank you

For a mechanical-twat such as myself - this is an excellent video - thank you. Now I get it :)

Thanks for the feedback! It's good to know we helped

Thanks for the video. This was exactly what was wrong with mine.

cheers for the vid,saved me some grief,atb john.

Thank you for posting this

what did I do wrong if the two tabs don't throw out?

the engine power is lost when i start cutting,it does work on the smooth surface however?

Thanks so much, finally got the old girl going after watching this!

Really good

Thanks mate helped a lot thanks again

Very helpful but one needs to stress the importance of folding the inside end of the spring so that it slots easily into the gap on the central column. it therefore needs to be almost at right angles to it, when you replace the spring case. I got my lawn mower working again after several attempts which involved repating the operation. Anyway THANKS.

Thank you for the helpful video.

Great video Thank you

Important to note that the spring has to be wound the opposite direction as the cord. It is not clear, especially if the spring pops off before you get a look at how it was installed. The spring will fit either way, but it can damage the spring if put on backwards, or "upside down".

10 years ago wow 😳

The housing that holds my recoil spring cannot be removed from the top of the lawnmower. It's quite frustrating. The housing is riveted to the rest of the engine- I can't figure out why. Anyone have this issue or seen it before?

Gracias me sirvió mucho tu video !!! también las mujeres podemos gracias a ti

Thank you so much!

This solved my problem. Thanks!

How do I put it back on the engine. It pulls fine until I put it back on an then it’s stuck

I have a Briggs and Stratton lawn mover,model 95502 type 5105-01 and the starter spring is a little different,I would like if you can to explain something more with this model or where can i find it,thank you

Yes sorry I have just noticed it was riveted. SO I will say thank you now instead because it was a real big help for today.

my coil isn't catching on to the piece inside the mower like it's supposed to. so the when i pull the cord it just keeps going

Great work mate, you saved my day!

thank you so much! I can did it perfectly thanks to you :D

Note that there are holes in the top that one can place nails into that hold the spring in place with a little tension while being installed. When the wheel is put into place, remove the nails. I wanted to add a little more tension on the spring before installing because I had a perfectly good cord, but it has a metal clip on it to limit its uptake due to attaching up at the push bar handle, so it needs a lot of slack. This is exactly the video I needed rather than the "replace the whole unit" video FWIW: My neighbor threw out his perfectly good mower because of this spring being broken at the very tip. It started on the first try after I fixed it. I would have just given it back to him, fixed, my first thought, but then I remembered he has been a dick to me, so it will go to charity.

Mine doesn't have a bolt holding the recoil starter together so I can't access the recoil spring. Is there a trick to getting the piece off?

We did not remove just the top section of the housing as they are pop riveted on, our repair videos are intended to help anyone perform the repair so we demonstrated the simplest method that requires the least tools.

Fantastic :)

Thanks bud

This rope is not retracting back into the housing,what I'm I doing wrong

Uhmmm, my spring goes the wrong way. It takes the string Out. Help!

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I have the same model lawnmower, however the spring is a different one.I took it all apart and rewound the spring and have just attempted to start the lawnmower BUT the pull cord will NOT retract into the housing. Other then the spring, what might b the cause of it not retracting!

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You can buy cord at your local hardware store for about 10 cents a foot.

For got to heat the ends of the rope.

The inside hook is broken on my coil. when I try to bend a new hook the metal breaks. has anyone else run into this issue? do I need to get a torch to heat the metal up first?

Thanks so much for this, saved me some $$