When I pull out the starter cord to start my ryobi CS30 it will not rewind. I have taken it apart and put back together again but the same problem exits. Any suggestions.

Malcolm Gill, January 2008

Easy to sort this on the end of a PC......the starter rewind spring will have some sort of hook on each end - one (the outer) locates in the machine housing, the other must hook into the revolving recoil pawl. I guess one of these hooks has broken off. (the hooks are just the spring bent back on itself, usually).

John, January 2008