Hitachi 6696572 Recoil Starter Body Assembly

Worked as a good replacement for mine that broke on tcgea27 tanaka machine

Wrong described product wouldnt fit my blower

This recoil assembly didnt fit my Hitachi leaf blower by itself but I ordered the compatible pulley for it. Swapped pulleys on the leaf blower and it installed quickly. Works great and seems to be a better setup all around than the other.

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.

Fits well

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.

Excellent. Installed and was up and running in no time!

The 2 star is for the product description. The product appeared to be fine and sturdy, but says it will fit my blower, but never caught the starter.

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

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