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Discussion for the Ryobi RY10532 18 In. 40cc Chainsaw
I had the RY10532 mod chain saw and kept in the garage without knowing that somebody put is nome gas. Five years later the engine does not start. Is anything one can do opther than replacing the carburator? Does replacing it require special toole?
You might want to take a look at our article and video about How to Clean a 2-Cycle Carburetor. It may help you to get your saw running again. In addition to cleaning the carb I would consider replacing the fuel lines, fuel filter and spark plug.
I just spent $15.00 on a new pullstart and the gear still doesn't grab. The little centrifical fingers on the rotor seem to fold down and strip the teeth off of pullstart?
What's the name and number for the parts that are needed for the idle adjustment? The metal piece that the idle screw hits inside broke within the first year that I had the saw and I have had no luck getting it from the warranty people. I'm ready to buy if I can find it. I likely may need to replace the spring in this area and know I need a new screw for adjusting since it was lost during various attempts to solve the problem as well as advise on putting it together and then adjusting.
New out of the box (3 yrs old) never had to use it. My chainsaw will not start after the recommended 5 pulls. I checked the gas, ignition switch in the on position, the brake is disengaged. My guess would be ignition module fault. What's yours?
The oil for the chain is not flowing,and the blade seems burnt.I have removed all the sawdust etc. but I cannot get the oil to flow. Is there a part I need to replace?
If you have cleaned the oil holes in the bar and the outlet on the saw and you still don't have oil flow then you likely have a bad oil pump. The oil pump is part #308541001 and is available from http://www.ereplacementparts.com.
I have a Ryobi 10532 chainsaw. Used 1 time. Starter housing nylon gear teeth are bending the metal catch arms flat. It appears there is so much compression the starter housing can't take it. I removed the spark plug and it worked fine. Reinstalled the plug and had the same problem again. Any suggestions?
There should not be enough compression in the cylinder to require that kind of force on the pull rope. It would make me think that maybe something in the cylinder is rubbing. I would start by removing the muffler and inspecting the piston for any signs of wear such as scratching.
My only other thought would be a badly plugged muffler but I have never seen one plugged bad enough to cause the compression to elevate that much.
I hope this helps with your repair!
-Mark
Reply: Housing Failure
Gregg ry10532
I have the same problem with my chain saw, stripped teeth on the starter housing and bent lever arms on the flywheel. It also has the same starting pull problem listed above. Could this be a ignition timing problem? It seems to jerk hard while pulling the starter rope.
Reply: Housing Failure
Mark
Hi Gregg,
Timing issues would not cause this on a 2-cycle engine. There are no valves like on a 4-cycle engine. The timing is set by the location of the ports in the cylinder.
Excessive compression is almost always caused by cylinder / piston damage or a plugged exhaust. The exhaust could be plugged by the saw being flooded as well.
I have a RY10532. The nylon drive gear for the oil pump has failed. I see no reason to purchase the entire pump assembly over a 3 dollar nylon gear. The entire assembly is 38 dollars. I barely have 30 hours running time on this saw. Let me know if they sell just the nylon gear.
Unfortunately the gear is only available with oil pump assembly. Usually when a part is made up of other parts which are not sold separately it is due to the manufacture of the tool purchasing the part from another manufacture.
The oil pump assembly is part #308541001 and is available from http://www.ereplacementparts.com.
Ryobi does not offer any of the internal engine parts separately for this saw. They are only available in what is called a short block. It consists of the crankcase, cylinder and piston. The short block or engine assembly is part #308556001 and is available from http://www.ereplacementparts.com.
I have a Ryobi Chainsaw Model GTS56 and am having all sorts of problems locating a chain sprocket to fit the motor runs really well but has a tendency to run off to one side when cutting as sprocket is badly grooved can anybody help please?
This saw is horrible. The starter housing nylon gear teeth are defective. I have replaced them 3 times. Now I read below and looks like I am not the only person with this problem. I guess you get what you pay for.
I have a model Ry10352 Chain saw. I have around 30 hours run time on this unit. The saw runs good has plenty of power with a 18 inch bar. It is fairly easy to start and stays running. My only grip is the oil pump drive gear failing at such low hours. This is the first saw I have ever had the oil pump fail on actually. It would be nice if I could purchase the nylon drive gear without having to buy a complete oil pump assembly.
single dual gas and oil tank leak in between gas goes into the bar and chain oil tank . Also coil went within 4 months of use .will never bye another Ryobichain saw.