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Post by mattallica on Nov 30, 2008 22:54:22 GMT -5
is there a specific tool to remove the clutch hub on these saws?
or ,what method do you folks use ?
whats the best way to hold the crank from spinning while loosening?
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Post by billg on Dec 1, 2008 3:06:08 GMT -5
I use the Homelite clutch tool. I will try to attach a pic. You could easily make one though as noted by many others previously. Bill  |
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Post by MCS on Dec 1, 2008 16:02:00 GMT -5
The way it is done when all the proper tools are available:
1. Install the flywheel puller on the starter pawl studs. The handle bar will keep it from turning.
2. Use the clutch spinner tool that was posted by billg and remove the clutch. Remember, and most clutches are marked, that it is clockwise to remove the clutch.
From what I remember, there are three tools that cover most of the older saws. The two pin one and two different sizes of the 3 pin one.
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Post by OBR on Dec 1, 2008 16:16:34 GMT -5
I guess I do it oldschool...or maybe just really cheap...haha...i use a short piece (1 1/2' or so) of small square tubular steel and drill two holes in it at one end the proper size and spacing then drop a bolt through each one and then into the clutch holes thus forming a "wrench". works like a charm for me and you dont have to worry about the bolts bending, etc from heating. As far as holding the crank I just put a length (bout 8 in. or so) of old boot lace (or nylon rope) into the spark plug hole, be sure the piston is a bdc or you wont be able to get enough rope in to stop the piston. good luck.
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Post by mattallica on Dec 1, 2008 17:26:26 GMT -5
I like oldschool....its usually the most ingenius stuff that 'oldschool' guys do!!LOL
Thanks for the help!!
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Post by OBR on Dec 1, 2008 18:32:41 GMT -5
Ironic isnt it...cuz Im prolly the youngest guy here! but there is nothing like oldschool ingenuity, plain and simple...
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Post by chainsawwhisperer on Dec 1, 2008 19:00:55 GMT -5
Ol' Rowdy's got ya'll beat, I think he's 16.
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Post by mattallica on Dec 1, 2008 19:35:13 GMT -5
Reminds me of the stuff my Grandfather builds...ugly as hell...made from God knows what....but serves the purpose at a 1/10th of the price!
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Post by OBR on Dec 1, 2008 20:35:46 GMT -5
aw shoot, guess ole rowdy's got me whipped by a pair of years then. ;D
and you betcha mattallica, takes a good man to do it right - takes a heck of a man to get it done and leave you wondering how he did it. HAHA
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Post by woodplayer on Dec 1, 2008 22:38:39 GMT -5
Just a suggestion on holding the crank by stuffing rope into the spark plug hole.
I would make sure the piston is approaching TDC in the direction you need to spin the clutch, in fact it should be high enough that it covers the exhaust port, otherwise there is a chance the rope could get caught trying to exist the exhaust or transfer port while the piston is moving up.
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Post by rowdy235 on Dec 2, 2008 0:23:33 GMT -5
Stopping in to claim my youngest member status. Yeahp, 16
Also I use a piece of rope in the cylinder and a couple of bolts screwed into the clutch with a piece of flat bar between them.
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Post by chainsawwhisperer on Dec 2, 2008 5:59:30 GMT -5
Hey! What's the good word Rowdy man?
OBR, How old are you?
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Post by OBR on Dec 2, 2008 16:27:51 GMT -5
im 18 csw....hey rowdy, nice to see i have company down here in the young buck dept. lol.
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Post by woodplayer on Dec 2, 2008 22:02:26 GMT -5
Is anyone else having trouble when they click on a thumbnail photo to enlarge then you are redirected to Image Shack but the photo isn't enlarged, you're just stuck with a bunch of codes.
I first noticed this when trying to post some thumbnails and now noticed photos in this post doing the same thing.
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