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

For the second time this year, the plastic left turn trigger has broken on my 3090XP. While it is an easy and cheap part to replace, I am wondering what would cause this. It seems to happen after the heated handle grips are turned on and left on for more than half an hour. Is the heat weakening the plastic? Is the tension in the cable too tight? Is there something I could adjust or replace?

Here is a picture of the broken trigger. You can see the broken plastic and the loose cable:



Here is a picture of the right trigger for reference:



Thanks.

you may have ice forming in the cable putting more tension on the trigger.  you can try to flush the cable with some wd40. if you can pull the cable from the case even better.   If you can get the cable out of the case flush the case with wd40 and give the cable a good coat of a lite grease.

carl