This manufacturer approved replacement part is a genuine starter rope. It is specially designed for use with small engines installed on lawn and garden equipment. This rope allow user to to crank start the engine. Includes one (1) fabric rope. Please note the grip/handle is sold separately.
Rope-starter 697316
OEM part for: Briggs & Stratton Engines
Part Number: 697316
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This Rope-starter will fit the following 8007 machines. Confirm this part works with your model, and view the detailed model diagrams and repair help we have to offer.
Briggs & Stratton Engines
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This part replaces obsolete part #: 692259
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Lawnmower starter rope broke (also the pulley/spring assembly)
Tool Type
Lawn Mower
Difficulty
Medium
Time
15-30 minutes
Tools Used
Screwdriver, Pliers, Nutdriver
Have a screwdriver handy and turn the pulley assembly counter-clockwise until its taught, insert the screwdriver to keep the spring from unwinding and mount the shroud back to the engine. Once that's done, remove the screwdriver while keeping tension on the cord.
Reattach the cord to the mower handle.
Snow Blower starter rope frayed
Tool Type
Engine
Difficulty
Easy
Time
Less than 15 minutes
Tools Used
Screwdriver, Nutdriver, utility knife
Parts Used
2. Pulled the starter rope all the way out of the recoil until it was fully extended.
3. Inserted a small screwdriver to keep the recoil from winding the rope back in.
4. Removed the old starter rope by cutting the knors off of both ends.
5. Measures the new rope to the same length as the old one and cut to proper length.
6. Inserted the new starter rope into the hole in the recoil adn tied a knot to prevent it feom coming out.
7. Inserted the otehr end fo the rope into the pull handle adn tied a knot to keep it from puling out.
Note: I always heat the knots with a lighter to just begin to melt them so they cannot untie.
8. Remove the small screwdriver to allow the recoil to retract the rope.
9. Chrck to be sure the rope recoils all the way in and it pulls out smoothly.
Install the recoil back on the engine with the four bolts that were removes in step 1.
10. Test to be sure everythign is working properly.
Starter rope broke and I thought the primer bulb was dry rotted
Tool Type
Lawn Mower
Difficulty
Medium
Time
30-60 minutes
Tools Used
Screwdriver, Pliers, Socket set
Parts Used
Removed the engine cover, removed the recoil assembly. I had to approximate how far to wind the new rope by looping it on top of the recoil assembly and added a full turn. Tied a knot on the end of the rope after inserting the end through the recoil assembly and wound the recoil five full revolutions.
Reinstalled the recoil assembly and checked the rope length, then replaced the engine cover.
I had a more difficult time figuring out how the primer bulb held in the carburetor. I could find no videos to guide me on my particular part. Finally figured out how it was installed and replaced it.
Lawn mower rope broke and coil spring loop had become undone and twisted.
Tool Type
Lawn Mower
Difficulty
Medium
Time
30-60 minutes
Tools Used
Screwdriver, Pliers, Nutdriver, two pair of needle nose pliers.
Drive system rebuild, total frame and deck rework
Tool Type
Lawn Mower
Difficulty
Medium
Time
More than 2 hours
Tools Used
Screwdriver, Pliers, Socket set, Wrench Set, Nutdriver, Adjustable Wrench
Parts Used
- Pulley/spring Assembly - 498144
- Filter-a/c Cartridge - 697029
- Rope-starter - 697316
- Tube-breather - 692937
- O-ring, 1idx1.25x.125 - 704008
- Blade, 21 - 7019795BZYP
- Poly V-belt - 7012354YP
- Ball Bearing - 7028014YP
- Ball Bearing - 707608
- Assembly, Drive-disc - 7073528YP
- Bushing - 703971
- Belt, Engine Drive - 7046784YP
- Disc, Driven - 7041855YP
lawn mower starter rope broke
Tool Type
Engine
Difficulty
Easy
Time
15-30 minutes
Tools Used
Screwdriver, Socket set, Wrench Set
Parts Used
2. Remove old rope
3. Wound the starter pulley all the way up and secured it
4. Threaded the new rope into the pulley and tied it off. Reattached the starter handle.
5. slowly let the rope back into the starter and reattached the starter to the engine
Lawn mower rope was frayed, engine was running poorly
Tool Type
Lawn Mower
Difficulty
Medium
Time
More than 2 hours
Tools Used
Screwdriver, Pliers, Socket set, Wrench Set, Adjustable Wrench, aerosol carburator cleaner
removed and replaced rope,
adjusted pull length
replaced carburator and air filter. used carb cleaner to clean gas tank float cavity
Lawn mower rope broke and messed the spring up so it had to be replaced
Tool Type
Lawn Mower
Difficulty
Easy
Time
15-30 minutes
Tools Used
Screwdriver, Socket set, Nutdriver
A small sheet of instructions came with the parts so no mistakes were made on winding the spring.
very little compression ex. valve leaked
Tool Type
Lawn Mower
Difficulty
Hard
Time
More than 2 hours
Tools Used
Screwdriver, Pliers, Power Drill, Socket set, Wrench Set, Nutdriver
honed the cylinder, regrind both valves
reassembled all parts by changing out all ordered parts.
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