So I need to mow the lawn tomorrow. Trouble is last weekend the rip cord on the mower got caught on a branch and ended up underneath the mower - it cut the rubber handle off and the rip cord zipped inside its casing.
No big deal - I took off the rip cord casing, made up a dowel handle, threaded the cord through and screwed it all back together.
I was about to put it back onto the mower when I noticed a stray wire whatsamijig hanging out the side of the casing (that I didn't see when dismantling). I can't work out why it's there or what it's supposed to do. Worse, I can't work out how it's supposed to be positioned within the casing. 
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I need to know where the end of the wire (it's a squared hook about 1cm across) is meant to hook over. It's not at all obvious and I can't see anything with signs of wear from the wire rubbing on it.
Here's the casing with the wire thingy hanging out. The wire is looped around a slot just above the teeth of the central plastic cog - the shaft spins independently of the wire.
and here it is when you pull the cord a bit (the top cog moves up a bit).
Here's another picture of wire (bit blurry sorry):
This little base plate has a bit sticking up that looks made to catch a hook (and has rub marks on it):
...but I'm pretty sure its function is to keep the rope in its track - and the rub marks are from the rope - here it is in position:
So anyone got an old Rover mower, or better still know an old Rover Mower design engineer who might tell me how to hook that thing up so I can put it back together?
Thanks
Robert
help me fix my lawnmower!
Re: help me fix my lawnmower!
