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[Stargazer]

I used mower yesterday. Nothing wrong with mower. Today I accidentally let the cord whip back from its clip on the side of the handle. It shot back in (as it has done many time before) and now it will not pull out to start the mower. The cord keeps stopping few inches out) I have taken the top off and managed to jiggle it it bit by bit using a screwdriver to tap and press the top of the reel where it seems to be catching, and it is now fully out. (and tied round the clip). When I did this a little while ago thinking I had freed it and let it recoil back in, the same thing happened. It is as if it gets stuck on something. Any suggestions? I can't open it any futher to take a look.

[Old_Geezer]

Can only suggest you do whatever you succeeded with last time: all that jiggling and stuff.

You don't even give a clue as to the mower you refer to so I doubt many will be able to add a lot. If you can not open it further then look up the nearest service station for the manufacturer, see if they can sort things for you.

[boxtops]

If you tell us what make and model it is, we can see if we can find the manual on-line for you.

[Stargazer]

It is a Briggs and Stratton. I have studied it by taking the top cover off and it seems as though something may have snapped when the cord handle whipped back in. The spring is not broken and I can tease the cord fulyl out by inserting a screwdriver between top of the cord reel and the cover. ie by depressing the reel. I think maybe a (ser) clip may have snapped as every time I allow the cord to wind back in which it does easily, it will only pull out a few inches without jamming. When I depress the cord reel, I can tease the cord out again. Any advice welcome. I can't undo anything more as the cord reel is inaccessible being fixed by rivets instead of screws.

[Old_Geezer]

http://www.google.co.uk/#safe=off&output=search&sclient=psy-ab&q=%22Briggs+and+Stratton%22+service&oq=%22Briggs+and+Stratton%22+service&gs_l=hp.3..0l4.3764.3764.0.5730.1.1.0.0.0.0.107.107.0j1.1.0...0.0...1c.2.18.psy-ab.qE-8f4YhIMk&pbx=1&bav=on.2,or.r_qf.&bvm=bv.48572450,d.ZWU&fp=ecc5bb02c6938d20&;biw=1067&bih=710

Sounds like a service centre job to me. But I see there are youtube links too.