Hitachi 6696572 Recoil Starter Body Assembly

It was the wrong part. Didnt fit my tool.

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.

Funciona adecuadamente.

Should have read the reviews. I dont know why something so simple could be so wrong. Its not even close to fitting the Hitachi lower. The bolts line up but thats where they compatibility ends.

Did not work upon delivery

This item did not work and it was too hard to return. Never received the code from amazon to return.

How to determine if it is the right part ... From Hitachi Customer Service: When looking at the serial # on the tool the first digit indicates the month and the 2nd # indicates the year. If the 1st letter is an O N or D this indicates it is October November or December. If there is any other letter present it represents the factory where the tool was manufactured and should be ignored. I have attached the tool serial # format as well as the parts breakdown. If you look on the parts break down at # 60, 79 or 81. Item 60 includes 61-66 and they are for tools manufactured up till July 2014 60 6696572 RECOIL STARTER BODY ASSY INCLUD.61-66 TILL 7.2014 Item 79 includes 80 and 81 which also include 82-88 and are for tools manufactured since Aug 2014 79 6600408 RECOIL STARTER ASSY 1 INCLUD.80.81 80 6600407 STARTER PULLEY 1 SINCE 8.2014 81 6600406 RECOIL ASSY 1 INCLUD.82-88 SINCE 8.2014

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

It said in the description that this fits my model blower. It did not!

This is not the replacement for the recoil starter for my Hitachi blower.