^^ Exactly what he said. There are little plastic pieces that get stripped. The metal that actually coils up can also have the ends break/bend. Pull the recoil off and investigate. It can be a 2 person job if you've never done it before, that coil can be a bitch.

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Originally Posted by Rubi

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Thanks for the replies, so ive sent an email to the guy who generally services sleds in the area, for the recoil spring, will it most likely have to be replaced?or can it just be bent back,or something like that

This is probably an easy fix if you make sure the long recoil spring stays in place. If your rope pulls back in, the recoil spring is fine. What you need to mess with is a very small spring that pops the catch into place. The little ratchet mechanism needs to flip out into the holes in the basket that's attached to the flywheel. Your problem is that the ratchet doesn't catch sometimes. Look at this picture:

You may need to replace #6 spring. There's also a chance that the spring and catch just need to be cleaned up and reassembled. I think the factory puts some grease on that assembly and it can get gummed up and covered with cattail fuzz over time. Even if the spring is shot it only costs $2.95.

When you pull off the recoil housing make sure the plastic pulley stays put in the housing. YOU DO NOT WANT THE RECOIL SPRING TO COME UNWOUND! Be very careful when you disassemble the ratchet mechanism. Believe me, you do not want to have to rewind your recoil spring.

This is probably an easy fix if you make sure the long recoil spring stays in place. If your rope pulls back in, the recoil spring is fine. What you need to mess with is a very small spring that pops the catch into place. The little ratchet mechanism needs to flip out into the holes in the basket that's attached to the flywheel. Your problem is that the ratchet doesn't catch sometimes. Look at this picture:

You may need to replace #6 spring. There's also a chance that the spring and catch just need to be cleaned up and reassembled. I think the factory puts some grease on that assembly and it can get gummed up and covered with cattail fuzz over time. Even if the spring is shot it only costs $2.95.

When you pull off the recoil housing make sure the plastic pulley stays put in the housing. YOU DO NOT WANT THE RECOIL SPRING TO COME UNWOUND! Be very careful when you disassemble the ratchet mechanism. Believe me, you do not want to have to rewind your recoil spring.