recoil starter on snowblower?

I have a Huskee single stage snowblower ,mod#31A-240-731. My problem is that the rope tore and retracted. I took the starter off and found that it does'nt come apart so you can't retrieve the rope. It has a techumsa engine. I never saw one that you weren't able to get at the inside. The housing Has a 6'' outside dia. It looks like the spindle is peened down in the center to hold it together. Any help would be great. More snow is in the forcast