DM40 Crank and rod

[rdbates1]

I'm looking for a DM40 crank and rid assembly. The bottom rod bearing came apart. A crankcase and cylinder gasket would be good too.

[sweepleader]

Welcome to the House of Homelite!

I see there are IPL's on the bay for that saw. Leon's site is not responding just now or he might have that posted there.

www.leonschainsawpartsandrepair.com/parts-diagrams.html

[onlyhomelites]

Well that sucks!

I did some searching and all I came up with is a high priced crankcase on Ebay: www.ebay.com/itm/Homelite-DM40-UT-05027-Multi-Purpose-Saw-Crankcase-Crankshaft-Piston-Assembly-/202066267526?hash=item2f0c168d86:g:iS4AAOSwkl5XdFbS

The cylinder gaskets are a bit more reasonable: www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_odkw=homelite+dm-40&_sop=15&_osacat=0&_from=R40&_trksid=p2045573.m570.l1313.TR0.TRC0.H0.Xhomelite+93338.TRS0&_nkw=homelite+93338&_sacat=0

My IPL for the saw is here: www.leonschainsawpartsandrepair.com/uploads/3/9/7/9/39792537/homelite_dm40_multi-purpose_saw_ipl_17629_s.pdf

[sweepleader]

I couldn't find the IPL earlier on the IPL page and I still don't see it. I don't see any DM's there. Are they somewhere else?

www.leonschainsawpartsandrepair.com/parts-diagrams.html

[onlyhomelites]

I've got the DM's listed under the "lawn equipment" tab on the parts diagram page. I need to come up with a better name!

[sweepleader]

Hmm, never saw that header. Gotta get my eyes checked.

How about moving it right a couple of spots next to the chainsaws and call it "Other Homelite Equipment IPLs"?

[onlyhomelites]

I renamed the tab, but that is one of the least user friendly features of the editing tool from Weebly (my provider). I can't actually move the tab without manually moving each file one at a time...can't say that's gonna happen anytime soon!

[rdbates1]

Thanks for the IPL links and the link to the crankcase on eBay. I thought it was a bit spendy too. Is it possible to have a machine shop press out the crank journal so a guy could find a bearing or is it permanently in there?

[undee70ss]

It's meant to be replaced as a unit, as individual parts are not available. As for trying to service it anyway, you would have to take it to a machine shop to see if it's even possible. It is pressed together.

[rdbates1]

Since the DM40 is derived from the 410 chainsaw, is the crank the same? 410 parts seem to be a lot easier to find.

[onlyhomelites]

Oct 20, 2017 8:19:04 GMT -5 rdbates1 said:

Since the DM40 is derived from the 410 chainsaw, is the crank the same? 410 parts seem to be a lot easier to find.

That is a good point...the overall dimensions are the same, so any differences due to the automatic oil pump (or lack of on a DM) would be negligible. In fact you could use an entire crankcase from a 410 and just abandon the oil features. It all depends on how original a person wants the unit to be: functionality or showpiece? Splitting the crankcase and getting it resealed would be a pain in the butt, but doable if a 410 crankshaft was sourced.

[rdbates1]

That's excellent news! I'll pick up a 410 crank and put it in the DM 40 case. At this point my saw is a worker. The bearing went about three years ago and I've been searching off and on since...