OutdoorKing Repair Forum Forums Repairs and Maintenance Questions on Trimmers and Brushcutters Ryobi Trimmers & Brushcutters 2 Grass Scorpions can't get either to work

I wouldn't try getting a gasket, thats if they do have one, a thin smear of 518 Loctite is all it would need. I have a Ryobi whipper snipper had it for 10 years or more, only used it half a dozen times but it runs fine and crank seal is still ok

Thanks Norm, do you unscrew the crankcase halves and apply it or is it sufficient to just smear it on the join?

Tiger, if you a convinced the gasket is a problem and you want to reseal it then yes you would need to split the cases. What I did with an old Enfield twin a couple of years ago was to go around the crankcase join with a hacksaw blade and dug a small grove around it and then put a bead of JB Weld in the grove and that was enough to seal the cases up and stop the oil weaping out. Could be worth trying but personally I doubt that would be your problem