Ryobi PLT3043YE

[Ray]

Hello,
I have a Ryobi PLT3043YE petrol strimmer, it was sold as spares or repair due to needing a new drive shaft.

It seems new parts are not available so I will have to find a used one but have decided to remove the old shaft first to get an idea of what is involved.

I have taken a few photos of the old shaft and was wondering if anyone else here who may have worked on one the same or similar could give a little advice,

The washer on the left of the first picture was loose in the housing so I'm not sure if that would have originally been on the shaft like the one on the right of the picture?

The fourth and fifth picture are close ups of the broken bit, I'm not sure if it has previous signs of weld or if it's just badly worn.

Is there anything obvious I should check on the strimmer before purchasing a replacement part? do these just break or would a fault somewhere else cause it to break?

Thought it may be worth checking as I don't have a lot to spend on it so the last thing I want is to fit a replacement shaft and then that to break too











Ray

[Mick]

Hi Ray, and welcome to TGMF.

I was hoping someone with knowledge of RYOBI products would step in and help you with this one.  Unfortunately I don't work on RYOBI machines.

The broken part looks like someone has attempted to weld it, so no idea what it should look like prior to it breaking.

This is a combi unit that takes different attachments?  Have you found a parts diagram for it?