Pull cord broke on my craftsman gas push edger. I replaced cord but when I pull cord..It wont rewind but I can hear it trying to start

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before u buy a new housing check ur spring did u rewind the pull cork enough or check if the spring disconnected from its clip

you must take apart the cord recoil and rewind the pull string,inspect string make sure its the same thickness through out if not replace it, not too hard i believe you can do it.

The rewind is sticking due to congealed grease, take the rewind off (as a complete unit) soak in hot strong soapy water pulling the string in and out to help flush the dirty grease out from around the pulley and spring. Once you feel it is cleaned allow it to dry and then apply a squirt or two of a dry lube like the graphite used for locks.

remove the starter cover and try to wind the starter rope manuly. the rope may have to be replaced if worn or broke..

this can be caused by sevral things inside the pull cord hub assembly. examples: Dirty inside & needs taken apart & cleaned. something logged inside, plastic spool tabs broke, spring/s broke, levers broke or any of these items could just be to worn. replacement parts should be available.

A lawnmower shop can rewind it in a matter of minutes. Just take the cover in. good luck

You have to take the machine apart. The first thing is to separate the shaft from the engine. Then take off the shaft driver. There is a screw in the end. It takes a #15 TORX screwdriver. Once that is off, you have to spin off the clutch. To do that, hold the engine somehow and remove the clutch counter-clockwise. With that off, you can then remove the engine from the molding at the other end. The spool will be sitting on the rewind spring so BE CAREFUL. If the spring comes out it will be a big pain! Just lift the spool off, replace the rope and attach as the old one was. Now, you have the rope connected. Place the spool on the spring. Place the rope in the notch at the edge of the spool and slowly wind the spool on the spring. When you have it wound as far as you want, take the rope from the notch and into the spool. Allow the rope to rewind onto the spool. Put everything back as it was before you started and you have finished...Good luck...Lee

it's doubtful that bad gas caused this, it sounds like the cord was back-lashed and partially came off the recoil pulley. Remove the recoil cover and ensure the cord is all on the pulley, make sure the rewind mechanism works smoothly before re-installing.

those are usaully under your pull start cover and if its broke you can buy a new rope but if its broke near handle i would open it and retie it to save ya money. but remember to wind spring a little to keep tension on it before pushing it through the hole for handle.