plastic gear thingy in pull start ?

[forist]

hey it is messed up that they put plastic gear part in the pull start. Mine broke yesterday i fixed it with heavy duty wire wrapped around the edge covered with epoxy till can get the metal one. This 30.5 is to much for the plastic one. this should be on the first things to replace list. I would have replaced it but just found out it was plastic.

 

[DemonRC]

Do you mean the pawl? The part that engages the flywheel? If you get a metal one make to sure keep your pullstart clean cause if you get some dirt in it and the pawl doesn't disengage after the engine is started it will eat both the pawl and the flywheel. I stick with the plastic one since it's cheap to replace and won't wear on the flywheel.

 

[kryptonite]

they all come in plastic. i have metal pawl in my MT, but i don't notice it. never broke a plastic one..