Champion Power Equipment 73540i Service manual

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Technical Bulletin
Number: 181107-60-50-1
Date: 11/7/18
Recoil Install for Cube Inverters
This covers the following models (Read completely before performing service):
•73540i
•73535i
•73536i
•100489
•100148
•100455
1. Unscrew the 4 bolts holding the handle and
remove the handle assembly.
2. Unscrew the fuel tank cap and remove the
upper cover.
Note: After removing the upper cover, re-screw
the fuel tank cap to prevent gasoline from
escaping.

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3. Remove (4) corner panels.
4. Unscrew the screws to remove the right cover.
Repeat for the left cover.
5. Unscrew the (3) bolts that hold the fuel tank.

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6. Unscrew all screws & bolts of front cover and rear
cover, and then remove the rear cover assembly.

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7. Unscrew the screw inside fuel ON/OFF switch.
Loosen the clamp of fuel hose at the carburetor
inlet nozzle to pull out the fuel hose, and then
remove the fuel tank.
8. Pull out some length of rope from the recoil
pulley and secure with a stop-knot at the recoil
cover end. Remove the recoil handle.

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9. Unscrew bolts of controller module, remove the
rectifier on the controller module, and then
unplug all connectors of the controller module
and remove it
10. Unscrew the recoil assembly and replace.
11. Put the new spring into the pulley if need to
replace a new spring.

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12. Put the new rope into the pulley and secure with
a stop-knot. And then rotate the rope clockwise
[spring side towards to you] (about 3.5 turns)
until the rope aligns with the open slot on the
outer edge of the pulley.
13. Apply lubricant or grease to the shaft of the
recoil cover and insert the pulley to the recoil
cover.
14. Pull the rope into the slot and take the loose part
of the rope inside the pulley and rotate the
pulley about 3 turns [counter-clockwise] until the
tension spring resists. Hold the pulley from
reversing until the rope is ready to wind back
onto the pulley. Feed the rope out to the hole of
recoil cover and pull it through the guide hole on
the outside of the recoil cover. Place the guide
plate / pull handle on the rope and secure with a
stop-knot.

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15. Place the (2) detent springs as shown
16. Place 2 plastic detents into the spring positions
with some lubricant. Note the detents must
press the springs when installing.

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17. Install the hoop onto the plastic press plate, and
then put the plastic press plate onto the plastic
detents. Note: the salient of detents must snap-
into the guide slot of press plate.

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18. The bolt can have some locking glue, put the bolt
into the through-hole of press plate and tighten
the bolt.
19. Secure a stop-knot at the end of the new recoil
cover end.

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20. Tighten the bolts and re-install the recoil handle
at the front panel, then loosen the stop-knot.
Attention: Do not allow the recoil rope to
interfere with inner wire harness after
installation.

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21. Re-install the controller module and rectifier and
plug all connectors.
22. Re-install the fuel tank and plug the fuel hose
onto the carburetor inlet nozzle with the clamp.
Re-install the fuel ON/OFF switch.

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23. Reinstall rear cover assembly, front cover
assembly and fuel tank.
24. Re-install the left cover assembly and right cover
assembly.

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25. Re-install the (4) corner panels. (Note the
orientation of decorative sheets marked with up
arrow). Re-install the upper cover assembly.
26. Re-install the handle
If you have any questions regarding the previous procedure, please contact our technical department
Monday-Friday from 8:30 AM-5:00 PM PST at 877-338-0999.
If you have any questions, please contact Champion Power Equipment:
Champion Power Equipment, Inc.
12039 Smith Ave.
Santa Fe Springs, CA 90670
Phone: [phone]
Email: [email protected]