Stihl 55rc combi

[Davidgrahamlandscapes]

Hi all, I'm completely new to this, but have a small landscaping business. I generally do all my own repairs on tools and have a stihl km55rc combi engine. I recently broke, I have isolated the problem to a spring like rod that is inside the combi engine shaft which has snapped in half. Does anyone know what this is called?
Many thanks
DGL

 

[Fish]

Are you talking about the driveshaft? Is it the top or bottom shaft?

 

[Davidgrahamlandscapes]

Are you talking about the driveshaft? Is it the top or bottom shaft?

Hi, many thanks for the reply. It is a bar/coil about 50 cm long that goes through the center of the shaft from the combi, it has a slight squareness to each end to allow it to insert into the clutch/drum sprocket?!

Many thanks!

 

[Fish]

Hi, many thanks for the reply. It is a bar/coil about 50 cm long that goes through the center of the shaft from the combi, it has a slight squareness to each end to allow it to insert into the clutch/drum sprocket?!

Many thanks!

Here is a page out of the Stihl mediacat.

 

[Davidgrahamlandscapes]

Here is a page out of the Stihl mediacat.

Thanks so much for that! That is perfect it is the drive shaft then!

I'm sure I will be asking many more questions!!