Excaliburrr
New OPE Member
Hello, I am trying to repair my friend's TS 420 cut-off saw, specificially the rewind starter. The issue is this: The pawl will not engage the starter cup, as in the pawl will not fly out and catch the spring clip with it's guide peg, and as such the pawl will remain in the disengaged position. The rewind mechanism itself works fine, pulling and retracting the cord works as it should, as in there is no binding or any other malfunctions. But when the starter cover is properly secured down on the saw itself, the cup won't engage, therefore leading to no starting.
For troubleshooting, the first thing I did was replace the original pawl with a new OEM pawl - as the original was cracked in half, that didn't solve my problem. There is no dirt or debris in the starter rotor where the pawl seats, nor on the little groove the pawl moves in, I even blew it out and wiped it clean. The next troubleshooting endeavor was to replace the spring clip and washer, as they could have been loose, or fatigued. Again, to no result. The last troubleshooting thing I did was to check if the starter cup was loose at all, which I tried to wrench on it to tighten it up, which it didn't budge-implying the starter cup is fastened down enough. Other things I tried were 1. Lubricating the pawl with multiple different lubricants, including WD-40, 10W-30 motor oil, another type of more viscous liquid lubricant, and graphite powder, none of which worked. 2. Lubricating the spring clip, and the guide peg on the pawl, neither worked. 3. Gently sanding down the pawl and it's guide groove to reduce any friction, and that didn't do anything either.
I am very confused on what I could be missing, I would like to think I did enough troubleshooting and research on my own before asking here. Attatched are the pictures of the rewind starter, and shown is the guide peg not catching on the spring clip and engaging the pawl.
For troubleshooting, the first thing I did was replace the original pawl with a new OEM pawl - as the original was cracked in half, that didn't solve my problem. There is no dirt or debris in the starter rotor where the pawl seats, nor on the little groove the pawl moves in, I even blew it out and wiped it clean. The next troubleshooting endeavor was to replace the spring clip and washer, as they could have been loose, or fatigued. Again, to no result. The last troubleshooting thing I did was to check if the starter cup was loose at all, which I tried to wrench on it to tighten it up, which it didn't budge-implying the starter cup is fastened down enough. Other things I tried were 1. Lubricating the pawl with multiple different lubricants, including WD-40, 10W-30 motor oil, another type of more viscous liquid lubricant, and graphite powder, none of which worked. 2. Lubricating the spring clip, and the guide peg on the pawl, neither worked. 3. Gently sanding down the pawl and it's guide groove to reduce any friction, and that didn't do anything either.
I am very confused on what I could be missing, I would like to think I did enough troubleshooting and research on my own before asking here. Attatched are the pictures of the rewind starter, and shown is the guide peg not catching on the spring clip and engaging the pawl.
