well..I broke down and got a rebuilt recoil from a salvage yeard near here. Turns out my re-coil was shot. That was the reason for the hard pulling!!! Now it's like a dream, even when cold!!!
i pulled mine tonight to check out the sitiation and mine was also shot .that parts sled i bought was the best 100 bucks i spent. it has saved me a few trips to the bone yard.