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Eskimo ice auger recoil problems?

H0LE HOPPER

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H0LE HOPPER Enthusiast

H0LE HOPPER

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Ok well heres the deal have had this auger for nearly 5 years and i love it! Only had 3 problems with it a broken gas cap, Always idles( Not too worried about it i just dont really bother with it i know i just got to get a new spring) and recoil rope has snapped on me but thts the operators fault there. Well anyways was out fishing about a week ago went to pull the cord and it seemed that my flywheel might be strippep from my recoil, it just seems like its slipping? Now im know expert and im just wondering if this does happen? And if im on the right track? Will i have to buy a new flywheel?

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I blew out a recoil last year after having my Eskimo for about 5 yrs as well. I just bought a new recoil, easy install. I dissected it and it seems a small plastic piece broke off of the recoil and thus the rope wouldn't wind back up. Not sure if this is the same problem...

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Had the same thing happen to my White lightning Jiffy. The grab tab(not technical term)on the flywheel wore out or something broke off the recoil mechanism, causing it not to catch and turn over. Easy fix. Just look on line for parts diagram for your model/engine make and find a part number for the part that needs to be replaced(recoil rebuild kit) It will come with the recoil, new flywheel tabs, bolts, and springs, big recoil spring, and I think new rope. Then find a parts vender for the part. If you have mechanical knowledge you should be able to do it yourself, i assume you do as you have replaced the recoil rope before. Just pay attention to how the tabs and springs are installed on the flywheel and how the recoil is in the housing, cause if you install them backwards it will not work. TRUST ME!! wink

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Dang the luck. Posted a nice little bit of info to help a fellow FMer and bang there goes my recoil again this sunday mad. Recoil was cracked and the spting jumped out of place. Was able to get my holes drilled with a little trick caled patience. Spun the flywheel backwards with a needlenose through the cooling vents a 1/8" at a time! Got it started after 2 tries thank God. All this hassel to catch Nothing. Got the parts ordered, will be here by thursday. Why do they use plastic for the recoil mechanism on a tool that gets use in close to sub zero weather nearly all the time????? Engineers that never use what they engineered eek

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