G'day Folks,
Spring has sprung and the sodding hedges will need hacking back to submission soon and my petrol hedge trimmer is on the blink!
I had trouble starting it - but I got that fixed.
I then had trouble getting the engine to move the cutters.
I took it to bits and got the mechanism working nicely...
I still need to get some small roller bearings but that's not the problem that I'm faced with now.
The centrifugal clutch bit seems not to engage properly. Here's a picture of the male end on the end of the motor
and here's a picture of the female bit that this expanding bit slots into...
The weird thing is that I don't see any abrasive material / lining. In an automotive situation I'd expect to see something like that...
Question 1
Does anyone know if there should be some sort of lining in there?
Question 2
Is there a dedicated online source for the parts for these machines - 'cos I can't find one that lists bits online.
Any other help will be greatly received.