Rewind starter

Historical fitment · 020 T

020 T: ElastoStart grip and 3 mm rope

Grip 0000 190 3402 includes rope 0000 195 8200; both are needed for first installation.

• The TI expressly permits backfitting to its named models. First-time installation needs BOTH the appropriate grip and starter rope; no further changes to the rewind starter mechanism are required. This is not permission to mix rope diameters, omit the rope, or apply the change to every model using an old part number.
• The 020 T summary items1–4 replace standard grip 1121 195 3400 with ElastoStart 0000 190 3402, including new rope 0000 195 8200. Both original rope 1129 195 8200 and new rope are specified as diameter 3.0 mm x 800 mm (31.5 in). Equal stated dimensions do not make the old and new ropes interchangeable.
• Remark1 keeps the original standard grip available as a spare; remark2 limits the original rope to remaining factory stocks. Blank new-part remark cells do not carry either old-part restriction. The dash placeholders are not part numbers.
• Introduction is in progress for 020 T; the TI gives no 020 T serial cutoff. The printed 1 40 743 432 belongs ONLY to 026. The larger-model grip 0000 190 3401 and 3.5 mm rope are not substitutes for the 020 T set.
• The exact SCS01-2012 product9 (020 T,020),catalog1/document117 rewind-starter sheet is restored from original142ET057 drawing and its own38 rows. It is a later-edition location for this historical020 T note,not an extension of TI41 to020 or to MS200T. The older020/1114 starter is not substituted.
• The later2012 sheet lists grip0000 190 3409 at29,rope0000 195 8205 (3x750 mm) at30,and cap0000 195 7001 at31. The1998 TI instead specifies3402 with8200 (3.0 mm x800 mm). The different lengths and order numbers remain distinct; this comparison does NOT establish a supersession,interchange or authorization to shorten an800 mm rope. Later TI41/2006 is a queued lead,not yet reviewed here.
• Historical TI 41/1998 only: 020 T (series 1129), 026 (1121), FS 550 (4116), BR/SR 320 and 400 (4203). The original scan prints 1129 for 020 T; its extracted body truncates this to 112. Shared later catalog sheets do not extend this TI to 020/020 AV, 024, FS 500/550 L, BR 320 L, MS successors or other models. Availability is historical, not current stock. No hardware operation was performed.

Source: TI 41/1998, p. 1 · TI 41/1998, p. 3 — Heading/introduction; full 020 T summary items1–4,changeover line and remarks1/2.

Service note · 020 T

020 T: starter baseline and ElastoStart knot distinction

The ©1999 manual specifies seven clockwise tensioning turns; its standard-grip knot is not the ElastoStart knot.

• Later workshop evidence used to follow the TI41/1998 starter dependency, not proof of the exact owner-manual edition in use in1998. Match the actual model and starter configuration. This is a source-bound service reference, not a complete owner manual. No hardware operation was performed.
• Exact020 T manual, printed/PDF35–37, sections6.1–6.5; introduction onPDF1 bears©1999 but no publication revision is established. Its dealer-service notice and instruction to use the IPL and engineering-change TIs remain part of the source. It is not the older020/1114 manual or an MS200T substitute.
• The manual distinguishes dirt/pitch from cold-thickened spring lubricant: it describes a few drops of paraffin (kerosene) followed by repeated careful pull/rewind for the latter; dirt/pitch requires removing and cleaning the mechanism, taking special care with the spring. Parts are washed in paraffin or white spirit; rewind spring and starter post use STIHL special lubricant before assembly. This historical treatment is not a universal solvent recommendation.
• Section6.2 removes the fan housing, then relieves an intact rope spring by pulling out about5 cm, holding the rotor and taking three full rope turns off before allowing the rotor to spin back. The manual says a broken rope leaves no spring tension. Carefully remove the spring clip, washer and rotor with pawl. Reassembly lubricates the rotor bore, engages the inner spring loop and checks snap-back; washer and clip go in the post groove, engaging the pawl guide peg with the clip pointing clockwise. A bent/twisted clip can cause malfunction.
• Section6.3 standard-rope baseline feeds the rope through the rotor side hole, then from underside into its inner bore and out the top; tie a simple overhand knot and seat it in the rotor recess. The other end passes through the housing guide bush from inside and through the bottom of the standard grip. The manual then shows special standard-grip knots. TI41 instead installs the complete ElastoStart set from outside and replaces the GRIP knot with a SIMPLE overhand knot and4–7 mm tail. Do not apply the standard-grip special knots to ElastoStart, or confuse the two threading sequences.
• Section6.4 warns that the rewind spring can pop out and uncoil. A new spring comes in a retainer with a few drops of special lubricant; the retainer slips off as the spring is pressed into the fan housing and its anchor engages the housing lug. For a popped spring, the assembly-tool anchor offset is about11 mm; wind counterclockwise from outside inward, use the wooden block if needed, slip the tool over the starter post and press the spring into the housing before removing the tool and reinstalling the rotor. This11 mm value belongs to this020 T tool setup, not the026/FS550 spring housing.
• Section6.5 specifies a rope loop and SEVEN full turns CLOCKWISE using the rope close to the rotor. Hold the rotor steady, pull out and straighten the rope, hold the grip to keep tension, then release the rotor and slowly let the rope rewind. The grip must seat firmly in the guide bush without drooping; the manual calls for one additional turn if it does not. At full rope extension the rotor must still turn at least another half turn before maximum spring tension. If not, hold the rotor and remove one rope turn. Do not overtension: the rewind spring can break. Refit the fan housing. Do not copy this count/direction to026,FS550 or BR/SR.
• The1998 3.0 mm x800 mm ElastoStart set and later2012 3x750 mm catalog set remain separate. This workshop baseline establishes neither rope supersession nor a cut-to-length instruction. The exact1998 owner-manual edition remains a source gap.

TI dependency: TI 41/1998, p. 1 · TI 41/1998, p. 2 · TI 41/1998, p. 3 — TI41 pages2–3 as-before starter dependency; later model-specific workshop evidence, not specifications printed in the TI.

Later manual evidence: 020 T Service Manual (publication revision unestablished; ©1999), section Introduction and6.1–6.5, PDF pages 1, 2, 35, 36, 37

No parts-table entry added. Tool references, where present, are retained in the manual notes above.

Historical fitment · 020 T

020 T: lighter flywheel starts at serial 1 41 340 992

Flywheel 1129 400 1201 replaces 1200 at this production change; old factory supply lasts only while stocks remain.

1 41 340 992 — 020 T flywheel production introduction only; no cover cutoff, numerical model range or explicit retrofit permission

• The prose and the separate flywheel-summary introduction line both print 1 41 340 992. The original 1129 400 1200 is replaced by 1129 400 1201 from that serial. This is a model-conditioned component change, not a model-production range, date or cover-change cutoff.
• Rare-earth magnet material permits smaller magnets and counterweight and reduces total flywheel weight. No mass, alloy, ignition timing, air gap or performance gain is quantified. Do not infer compatibility with other flywheels, coils or models from the part prefix.
• The flywheel table has its OWN remark 1: the original is supplied from the factory only while stocks last. It is not the cover table remark 1 (modified-only supply). No explicit earlier-machine retrofit or reverse interchange is stated for this flywheel.
• The exact later 020 T/020 rewind-starter sheet lists 1129 400 1201 at position 1. This corroborates the later location, not physical interchange or extension of the 1998 TI to 020. Last-TI 41.98, copyright 1998 and footer 6387 are bibliographic, not further fitment requirements.
• Historical TI 43/1998 names Model 020 T, series 1129 only. Its broader extracted title and shared later 020 T/020 catalog sheets do not extend these changes to the older 020/series 1114, 015, MC 200 or MS 200 successors. Availability is historical, not current stock. No hardware operation was performed.

Source: TI 43/1998, p. 2 — Complete section2, full flywheel summary/remark1/introduction line and bibliographic footer.