r/stihl • u/FIiKFiiK • 22h ago

Starter Pawls in String Trimmer

I bought an FS70R two or three years ago. I use it to do very light work. I use it to clean up a 0.15 acre property once a week after mowing the grass. I bought it because I've always heard Stihl equipment is the best. Now, for the second time, I am having to replace the pawls in the starter cup. I am not hard on this equipment and I can't imagine what I am doing wrong. Has anyone else ever had this experience?

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u/Ok_Web_8166 21h ago

Sounds like a defect. Pawls aren’t retracting fast/far enough?

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u/alienkk 18h ago

Is it a FS70 R-CE? A lot of 70s I see are equipped with the Easy-Start(CE) system and people are always and forever will be jerking the guts apart on them.