Hitachi 6696572 Recoil Starter Body Assembly

Tried it out but did not work ,gave all info on my machine this bolted on but did not work !

The Q&A and reviews on this product were helpful in determining this was the correct model for my blower. Check them out before ordering as they changed the design post 2014 I believe. My string broke after 5+ years so I tried replacement my with a new one from Lowe’s (MTD). That string was thicker and during the install the coiled spring came out resulting in 3 hours of frustration and YouTube research getting it back in. I finally did but the tension was not the same so had to shorten the string which lead to a shorter pull. The first yank broke the string and left a thread. I repaired that and it worked, but the pull was still too short. I found this part on amazon and had it installed in literally 5 minutes and it is performing as when new. The part is held on my 4 screws and accessible after removing the screws which hold the two halves of the blower together and one that holds the tank to one of the halves. Save yourself the trouble and spend another $15 and get this part.

This was not the part I needed but by combining it with Hitachi 6696471 I was able to fix the blower.

Did not work upon delivery

Mine had the wrong coupling for my blower. Caution, one bad move and the spring will unravel and youre done. Thats why I didnt return it... Not as easy a swap as I hoped, and Im an experienced mechanic.

Wrong part for device

Works great on my Tanka.

It did not fit. No one would help to send it back. Including Amazon!

PLEASE READ after looking at other reviews. There has been a lot of negative comments about this pulley assembly not fitting the Hitachi leaf blower (model RB 24EAP). The problem is there are 2 different pulley assemblies available. Check out the parts list found here: [...] (if for some reason the link doesnt show up properly, just Google Model RB 24EAP engine tool parts list and choose the first hit) The pictures in the parts list (see attached) are actually pretty good to help in determining which pulley assembly your blower will have (why there are 2 is a mystery - but PLEASE look at this doc first) I made the mistake of looking at this doc, but only seeing the pulley pictured on top and ordering. Once I received it, I had the same frustration as Travis and others did. But then after looking into it more, I realized there are the 2 options. Dont blame Kansas Golf and Turf - theyre just shipping what you ordered. I gave this 3 stars - mostly because of the confusion that Hitachi brings for having 2 different assemblies. Im sure once you get the right part - itll work as expected.

Everything fit good,hope this time the rope last longer than new one