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OK thanks for the advice.What puzzles me is how it ever worked. It started playing up about 4 months ago, with the first few pulls doing nothing then reluctantly deciding to engage, till last week - nothing. BTW can one order Stihl parts online anywhere?
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I can't see anything wrong with the second set of pawls on the flywheel. Look fine, springs present and they engage fine when I offer up the dog by hand. I'm sure it's the first pawls on the rope pulley. I've degreased the R-clip and the pillar, removed/cleaned the pawls, and squeezed up the R-clip to no avail. The pawls seem way too stiff in their holes - I can't imagine how it ever worked! Surely they should pivot freely? I wonder if the WD40 I sprayed in there, since removed, has caused the pawls to swell slightly and jam in their holes? Think I'll have to admit defeat and make the 30m roundtrip to my dealer where I bought it - hope he plays ball as my receipt is 250miles away. I phoned him and he said the standard repair was to replace the whole pulley/ergostart mechanism. He did say that ergostart is on alot of kit and generally it doesn't give trouble - mine must be a Monday saw!
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OK thanks all, I'll let you know:001_smile:
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Many thanks for the advice - haven't had a chance to follow it yet. Can someone clarify whether the problematic pawls and R-clip are specific to the Ergostart system, or if all saws have a similar set-up?
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Oh really! I hadn't lubricated it before it stopped working, but I did spray it with WD40 yesterday. Should I degrease it and see if that makes it work? Seems a slightly gash bit of design? Is there a simple way I can disable it if it contines to give trouble, so saw starts like a normal saw? Thanks for your help - I wouldn't have guessed this one!
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Many thanks for the comments. Some pics below: Disassembled starting mechanism Pulley for starting cord, pawls retracted: Pawls extended: Yes the R-clip does seems to be free to rotate on the central pedestal, there doesn't seem to be anything to restrain it other than the locator lugs on the pawls. So seems to be nothing to cause the pawls to extend - I can't see how it is supposed to work? It clearly thinks the same!! The saw has never been apart till yesterday when I came to use it and couldn't start it, so I can't see that the R-clip could have been disturbed. Thanks for your help!
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My Stihl 211CE has the so-called Ergostart, a sort of wind-up spring for wimps. Unfortunately it doesn't engage any more so pulling the cord does just that and nothing more - can't start the saw. Typically saw is just over a year old:( Stripped it and there's two plastic pawls held by a spring that should fly-out and engage when you pull the cord. However, despite cleaning and oiling there's no way the pawls want to fly out when the cord is pulled; they don't seem heavy enough to overcome the small amount of friction in the spring. So can't start the saw. Anyone else had problems? I'm wondering if I can mod the pawls so the spring doesn't retract them, so they're permanently engaged, ie do away with the wind up ratchet so it starts like a normal chain saw? Maybe I just hope the Stihl supplier where I bought plays ball and fixes it FOC? Poor design I reckon, saw has not had much use.
