Outdoor Power Equipment (Lawn Mowers, Snow Blowers, Chain Saws and more) Discussions

Yes. I'm a dummy. Set myself up with a clean clear workspace to do an overhaul of the Walbro HDA carb on my Homelite 4-20 ss. First thing I do is lose the small ball bearing that holds the choke lever in place (#$&^#&*((^%^). I heard it fly off to the side & bounce off a box, but despite an hour of searching with a large magnet, I've come up empty. I haven't gone off to the dealer yet, but I wonder if anyone by chance knows what size that small ball is?
Its a Walbro HDA 59A and part number 22, "Ball, choke friction" on the parts list. Seems to be the same on many models.

Thanks

Can't help you directly but try giving a chainsaw repair shop a call.  They'll probably know and might have what you need right there.  A lot of Walbro carb parts are interchangeable.  But then again, a lot aren't. 

Major pain in the butt to lose something so small yet so essential.   The effort to get a replacement piece is more than the work to fix the carb!  Hate when that happens.

I cant help you with this problem, but, what i do when working on an item with small parts that might pop out while i am taking it apart or putting it back together is to take a clear plastic bag put the part in the bag and using you hands inside the bag take the item apart.  If something pops it will stay in the plastic bag 99% of the time.

carlb, is that what they mean by "half in the bag" ?       Really that's not a crazy idea for something this size, I'll try it next time.

No luck at the small local repair shop, but in poking around the Walbro website I got a part number that they list as a .125 steel ball. Gonna check my parts bins for a small bearing of that size or in worst case there is a local bearing supplier who should have one>

Thanks for your help.

Cheers

Yesss, found one, I'm back in business.   Who says it's not good to be a hoarder!