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.

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1992 W201 190E 1.8 171,000 km - Daily driver
1981 W123 300D ~ 100,000 miles / 160,000 km - project car stripped to the bone
1965 Land Rover Series 2a Station Wagon CIS recovery therapy!
1961 Volvo PV544 Bare metal rat rod-ish thing

I'm here to chat about cars and to help others - I'm not here "to always be right" like an internet warrior



Don't leave that there - I'll take it to bits!