Lawnboy gold pro series 6.5 Dura Force engine

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Help. I've got a 1998 Lawnboy Gold series with a 6.5 Dura Force engine. The recoil assembly is wore out and of course the part is no longer available. I drilled the 4 rivets out of the top shroud assembly and got down to the coil spring. The inner slot for the spring is wore out and the spring keeps coming out leaving the pull cord completely out with no recoil. Mower Model number 10547. Part number 95-1880 or 95-1868 (confusing part diagrams). Tried ebay and Amazon for used or similar recoil assembly but so confusing. Anybody have any thoughts? Any help would be greatly appreciated.