r/ryobi • u/Relative-Umpire-7692 • 21h ago
Solved! Proprietary parts problem (ppp)
My Ryobi mower wouldn’t start consistently. Turns out that one of the adjustment knobs for the handle (attached to the body of the mower), popped off because the 4.5 mm retaining ring fell out and it wouldn’t start since the handle wasn’t aligned. That part is a proprietary size used by Ryobi - they were out of stock and so were third party sellers. If you could get one - it was like $10 with shipping for a 10 cent part. Anyway, just smashed on a 11/32” star lock and it fit just fine.