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Stihl 042av recoil troubles

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Cleaned up an 042 av for a friend and the recoil doesn’t grab the flywheel. It’s got the plastic cup in the flywheel and the metal tabs on springs in the recoil assembly. What should I look for? What saws parts will work on it? I’m thinking it needs a new plastic cup for the flywheel and maybe some other odds and ends. Not Familiar with the Stihls so any help would be awesome!
 

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Probably a worn out cup like you said for the Fairbanks Moorse style starter. If it’s the same cup as the 041 takes they’re still able to be had. Points ignition or electronic ?
 

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Newer ones have a flywheel like in bottom picture, some of those saws had a disconnect style chain brake that Stihl experimented with for awhile. Saw will still rev with brake engaged because it actually trips something in the clutch so it won’t drive the drum.
 

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Can’t believe I didn’t see the replies!
It’s got one of the plastic rings in it like the upper pictures. I ordered one and we will give it a try.
 
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