Help I cant remove the Recoil Starter Assembly on a lawn mower to fix the cord.

Question

Okay so the pull cord on my mower broke and I need to get the Recoil Starter Assembly off so I can replace it. The thing is after I take off the two plastic covers over the starter assembly; im left with 4 screws that wont budge.

The screws are flat and I can not pry them off, also the only fitting in the middle of this s***w is a perfect circle. At first I thought it was a hex s***w but after many attempts, I am unable to turn them to get them off. Not sure if a special tool is needed to remove these screws.

So the real issue is that I cant get the 4 screws off that are holding the Recoil Starter Assembly to the mower. Because the are flat on top and perfect circle in the middle ><.

Im lost and have never worked on a mower before so any help would be appreciated.

Answer 1

Those &quot;screws&quot; are rivets and not made to be removed. Look around the bottom area of the engine cover. You will find 3 or 4 bolts that need to be removed and then lift the cover off the engine. You can then access the starter assembly.