Champion Power Equipment 100306 Service manual

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Technical Bulletin
Number: 181108-60-50-1
Date: 11/8/18
Recoil Install for Clamshell Inverters
This covers the following models (Read completely before performing service):
•100306
•100402
•100414
•100565
•All other Clamshell-Style Inverters
1. Unscrew total (8) screws of left and right cover
assembly, and then remove left and right cover
assembly. (Note: there are two tapping screws at
the bottom of right panel side –remove them)

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2. Unscrew all screws and bolts of front cover/ rear
cover. Remove the snap spring under the fuel
spill rubber. Then remove the rear cover and the
illuminator.

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3. Pull out the fuel hose from the fuel switch and
remove the fuel tank. (If the unit has fuel level
sensor, unplug the connector of the sensor).
4. Unscrew the screws to remove the right cover.
Unscrew the screws of handle oriented plate and
have the recoil handle through the front cover.
5. Pull out the fuel hose from the carburetor inlet
nozzle to have front cover move freely.

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6. Unscrew the (2) bolts of metal bracket. And
unplug the connectors of right panel and
controller module. Remove the right panel
assembly and whole metal bracket with the
controller module.
7. Unscrew the bolts of the recoil cover and remove
the recoil assembly
8. Put the new spring into the pulley if need to
replace a new spring.

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9. 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.
10. Apply lubricant or grease to the shaft of the
recoil cover and insert the pulley to the recoil
cover.
11. 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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12. Place the (2) detent springs as shown
13. Place 2 plastic detents into the spring positions
with some lubricant. Note the detents must
press the springs when installing.

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14. 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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15. The bolt can have some locking glue, put the bolt
into the through-hole of press plate and tighten
the bolt.
16. Secure a stop-knot at the end of the new recoil
cover end.
17. Pull rope out for some length and secure a stop-
knot, and then disassemble the oriented plate
from old recoil assembly and install it to the new
one.

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18. Re-install the recoil assembly with tightening the
bolts. Have the recoil handle and oriented plate
through the front cover. And then install the
oriented plate to the panel and tighten the
screws.
19. Re-install the metal bracket and plug all
connectors.
20. Re-install the fuel tank. Remember to plug the
fuel hoses to fuel switch side and carburetor
inlet nozzle side.

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21. Re-Install front cover, rear cover and illuminator
and tighten the screws and bolts. Don’t forget the
tapping screws at the bottom and the snap spring.

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22. Re-install the left cover and right cover with the
screws.
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]