Hi,
My neighbour has brought me his Ryobi PLT 3043YW bent shaft whipper snipper. He had recently replaced the head on it. Apparently it worked OK for awhile but now the head turns but stops when it meets any resistance. I initially thought the clutch but with the shaft housing removed from the motor if you hold one end of the flexible shaft and try to turn the other end of the flexible shaft there is a clicking noise near the head end and the shaft turns.
I am guessing the flexible shaft is slipping where it is crimped on the end, but I don't know anything about them so it is only a guess. I cannot see any obvious or easy way to remove the shaft. Maybe it is necessary to take the trigger and other bits off from the shaft housing.
I could not find any diagrams or parts list on the Ryobi website couldn't even find the model number.
Does any one have any suggestions on how to remove the shaft ?
