Hitachi 6684938 THB-260PFRB24E Starter Assembly

Works perfectly for my Hitachi blower 2010-14. Easy to install and worth the price.

Perfect fit for my blower!!

This starter assembly is a direct replacement for post-2014 Hitachi RB24EAP blowers, with the alternative part # being 6600406. To check what year your RB24EAP was manufactured in, look at the serial number on the outside of the assembly. The 3rd digit is the year of manufacturing. So if your serial is P264023, the 6 is the year, so 2016. If your blower was made after August 2014, this is the correct assembly for your blower. If it was made before August 2014, then you need to look for part #6696572.

Fits my hitachi blower (bought in 2017) perfectly! Saved a lot of time rather than trying to rewrap the coil spring which likes to explode upon opening.

make sure you have the correct year for power tool. works great

Just unscrew the old one and screw in the new one. Takes like 5 minutes no lie. Worked perfectly!

I can add my confirmation to this: it is a perfect fit for my Hitachi RB 24EAP leaf blower. The coiled spring inside my existing unit was bent beyond easy repair, and after multiple hours of still trying to fix it without success, I caved and bought this. Fortunately, it took me all of 2 minutes to screw in place, and I was back up and running! I wish it wasnt nearly $30 to repair a $100 leaf blower, but I suppose I could consider it saved me $70 on purchasing a new one.

Ordered Jun 14th 2018. Installed July 1st 2018. Went out today July 21st 2018 and cut the grass before the rain came in. Grabbed the blower to blow off the driveway and went to pull the starter rope today and broke off in my hand..... I cannot believe this item lasted 3 pulls. I can see that the rope is of lesser quality than the original Hitachi but now way did i expect to fail 35 days and 3 uses in.... I have other pull start power tools that have lasted well over 6 years without any pull rope issues... :(

The rope broke on my coil assembly and this worked fantastic as a replacement.

Worked as expected, easy install.