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Replacing your Powermate Edger Starter Assembly

Starter Assembly A100998

Manufactured by:: Powermate
ERP Number:: ERP10040084
Part Number:: A100998

Works with your model WLE-799!

$83.55

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15 Reviews

Delivers in 3-5 Business Days!

Easy

Less than 15 mins

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Works with your model WLE-799!

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Product Description

This is a genuine replacement part manufactured for use with lawn edgers. The starter assembly is a complete recoil starter including the pulley, rope, handle, ratchets, guide pan, and springs. Components of the starter assembly can wear out from normal use or fall out of line with each other. It can save time by replacing the whole assembly rather than rebuilding it. This starter assembly is sold as an individual replacement part.

Troubleshooting

This part fixes the following symptoms:

Cannot pull starter cord out or engine will not turn over

This part works with the following brands:

Powermate
Southland
Airstream

This part works with the following products:

Edger

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Simple repair.

Part arrived quickly and was easy to install. Although it came in attached to a larger cover that had to be removed.

Guest - June 28, 2020

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Perfect fit

The part works great, better than the original. know i know where to get my replacement parts. thank you!!

Guest - September 19, 2020

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Southland motor recoil starter assembly.

Perfect replacement part, but didn't have the decal as was on the original part that the Southland lawn edger came with. Works great though! Thanks!

Guest - September 15, 2020

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Worked like a charm

Part was delivered early allowing for a quick and way repair. I was back up and running within a week.

Guest - April 21, 2021

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starter

Thank u got the parts work profit

Guest - June 15, 2021

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Right part, fast delivery

Part was easily found on replacement parts’ website, was a perfect fit, arrived in days.

David - June 28, 2021

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Received quickly and worked perfectly.

Was a quick replacement of the starter assembly.

Dave - November 9, 2021

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Replacement easier than expected.

Power edger back in operation. No need to try and rewind the spring, it came coiled and ready to insert - just take your time during installation.

Guest - May 13, 2022

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Edger repair

Great fit no complaints

Guest - August 15, 2022

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Works well and fit perfectly

They did include a part that I didn't need but much better than the alternative!

Guest - July 25, 2023

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Needed a new starter assembly

jerry from lexington, Kentucky

2 of 2 people found this instruction helpful.

Difficulty Level:: Easy
Total Repair Time:: Less than 15 mins
Tools:: Screw drivers
Parts Used:: A100998

Just put on the new a assembly on, that\'s all

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Edger pull cord and starter assembly needed replacing.

Edward from KISSIMMEE, Florida

2 of 2 people found this instruction helpful.

Difficulty Level:: Easy
Total Repair Time:: Less than 15 mins
Tools:: Socket set
Parts Used:: A100998

Removed old starter assembly and reinstalled new one. All you need to do is use the existing bolts and that\'s it, your done super easy.

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Spring in recoil starter brokr

Lloyd from Gun Barrel City, Texas

1 person found this instruction helpful.

Difficulty Level:: Easy
Total Repair Time:: Less than 15 mins
Tools:: Socket set, Wrench set
Parts Used:: A100503, A100998

Removed old recoil starter by removing 3 screws and place new recoil starter on motor with the 3 removed screws. Replaced blade by removing nut and removing old blade. Placed new blade on and tighten removed nut.

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Throw out tabs on starter pulley broke.

David from Bellbrook, Ohio

1 person found this instruction helpful.

Difficulty Level:: Easy
Total Repair Time:: Less than 15 mins
Tools:: Socket set
Parts Used:: A100998

Ordered and replaced it, quick easy cheap fix.

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Starter rope and coil needed to be replaced.

Kevin from Seymour, Connecticut

1 person found this instruction helpful.

Difficulty Level:: A Bit Difficult
Total Repair Time:: 15 - 30 mins
Tools:: Socket set
Parts Used:: A100998

Rope had to be replaced. Removed the cover and replaced the old rope with he new one. Pretty straight forward replacement.

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edger rope broke

Raymond from Kapolei, Hawaii

0 of 1 people found this instruction helpful.

Difficulty Level:: Easy
Total Repair Time:: Less than 15 mins
Tools:: Socket set
Parts Used:: A100998

Change the whole starter assembly with new parts ordered

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edger recoil starter rope tore

Kenneth from Wernersville, Pennsylvania

0 of 1 people found this instruction helpful.

Difficulty Level:: Easy
Total Repair Time:: Less than 15 mins
Tools:: Socket set
Parts Used:: A100998

Removed the broken recoil starter by removing three bolts. The replacement part came attached to a metal housing so I removed the recoil starter from that housing. Attached the replacement recoil starter to the edger. Works perfectly!

Hardest part was removing the replacement recoil starter from the housing. The housing w ... Read more

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Broken starter assembly

Eric from Springfield , Illinois

0 of 1 people found this instruction helpful.

Difficulty Level:: Easy
Total Repair Time:: Less than 15 mins
Tools:: Socket set
Parts Used:: A100998

Removed old starter assembly, three bolts and installed new starter assembly

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broken starter rope

ROBERT from South Plainfield, New Jersey

0 of 1 people found this instruction helpful.

Difficulty Level:: Easy
Total Repair Time:: Less than 15 mins
Tools:: Wrench set
Parts Used:: A100998

installed new starter pulley

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Pull rope broke

Ken from FORT MYERS, Florida

0 of 1 people found this instruction helpful.

Difficulty Level:: Easy
Total Repair Time:: Less than 15 mins
Tools:: Nutdriver, Socket set
Parts Used:: A100998

Removed old starter assembly
Installed new starter assembly
Takes about three minutes.
very simple repair.

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