C-85 814 #1 Posted yesterday at 02:36 PM I'm helping a friend with a Subaru Robin 9hp EX27 engine that was his wood splitter. He's funny , last year he had told me that he was giving up on using wood and was going to get his heat from a hose, but with the current oil prices he's having to rethink this! He said suddenly the engine was racing so we investigated and found its governor shaft was broken off and there was slight damage to the governor gear as well. I've tried to find a new shaft and haven't been able to find one, I had no idea finding parts for these Subaru engines would be so hard! I did see a gear on eBay. I don't know much about these Subaru engines and it looks like a mostly well designed engine, I see that it has roller bearings on both ends of the crank. Does anyone know if this is a known issue? Any ideas if there's a source for parts or used parts? C-85 1 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Achto 32,281 #2 Posted 4 hours ago Those Robin/Subaru engines were pretty good. Problem is, they were not real popular for some reason. This makes finding parts for them quite an adventure. It appears that you need part 2774220133. Every place I have checked comes up with NLA. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
C-85 814 #3 Posted 2 hours ago Thanks Achto, and for the part number. I didn’t see any either, but figured someone would know more than me (that wouldn’t take much) if there was a source. When I looked at this shaft I expected to see a bubble in the metal where it broke, but didn’t see one so I’m surprised it broke like this. It would be interesting to see the history of Wisconsin, Wisconsin Robin, and Subaru Robin engines and why they quit. I’m also surprised no one is making parts for them, sort of like what happened when Tecumseh gave up. C-85 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
