Hitachi 6696572 Recoil Starter Body Assembly

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

Didnt like that there wasnt a picture of the back side of the part. Would have been very helpful.

Was supposed to be a made fit for my blower. Inner parts didnt match up

It didnt match the blower I have. There needs to be a picture of the bottom side to see if it goes with my blower.

Used my original starter recoil assembly over 6 years before it the string snapped. This replacement assembly literally snapped after 10 pulls. Very chintzy string. Picture attached.

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 described product wouldnt fit my blower

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

Works great on my Tanka.

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.