Well done. Hopefully the videos on Rcscrapyard.com were able to help you?

Not sure if this is a positive or negative comment - but thank you for watching !

Positive. I’m watching this video again because I’m fixing another hobao pullstart. I got the spring in but can’t get the spool in. I noticed you bent the spring steel into position so you could fit the slot of the spool into the spring. In my experience cold bending spring steel leads to premature steel fatigue and that is where it’s going to snap and fail. To bend spring steel and reduce the chance of fatigue I guess you need to get it red hot over a candle and then bend it

If your spring came out or you broke the cord he just showed you how to fix it for free. It’s an amazing tutorial. There is no easier way than this where you can fix for free