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  1. 06-28-2012, 02:44 AM #1
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    Calling All Husky 254xp, 257, 261 and 262xp Historians

    I have a small collection of these (only 8, the CAD infection is in the early stages!) that I am restoring and noticed that the chainbrake/clutch cover can be plastic or metal. Since I dont know the history on most of these saws I dont know if the covers are original to the year. Can anybody tell me what year the chainbrake/clutch cover changed from plastic to metal for these saws. All are built on the same crankcase so I would expect that the changeover must be fairly common.

    If you buy a new chainbrake/clutch cover for one of these today, is it plastic or metal?

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  2. 06-28-2012, 03:35 AM #2
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    I'm sure SawTroll will be along later and can answer your question.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Agrarian View Post
    I have a small collection of these (only 8, the CAD infection is in the early stages!) that I am restoring and noticed that the chainbrake/clutch cover can be plastic or metal. Since I dont know the history on most of these saws I dont know if the covers are original to the year. Can anybody tell me what year the chainbrake/clutch cover changed from plastic to metal for these saws. All are built on the same crankcase so I would expect that the changeover must be fairly common.

    If you buy a new chainbrake/clutch cover for one of these today, is it plastic or metal?

    Thanks.
    I have the same affliction with the 154SE/262XP series of saws...

    Good 'ol Sawtroll is the master at this, and he may stop by, but maybe I can help in the meantime...

    Most of the transition from the plastic to the metal clutch cover occurred (here in the US anyway) in 1996 (although the 1996 IPL still shows the older plastic cover), the 1998 IPL will show the newer style magnesium cover. If you buy the new cover, the only one you'll get is the magnesium one and you won't be able to order the decal for it.

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  4. 06-28-2012, 05:16 AM #4
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    I love these saws too. I have done a couple of 261/262 conversions. I just picked up a 257 to convert.
    I also just leave the 261 two-shoe clutch in place. They seem to hold up well. Here are few pics: the first shows the 261 vs. 262 piston: the second and third show the MM (I also enlarged the the existing opening - I would probably go bigger now, but I was trying to use the existing slit) .

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    Quote Originally Posted by Scandy14 View Post
    I'm sure SawTroll will be along later and can answer your question.
    Sorry, I have never found a reliable answer to that question.....
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    Quote Originally Posted by SkippyKtm View Post
    I have the same affliction with the 154SE/262XP series of saws...

    Good 'ol Sawtroll is the master at this, and he may stop by, but maybe I can help in the meantime...

    Most of the transition from the plastic to the metal clutch cover occurred (here in the US anyway) in 1996 (although the 1996 IPL still shows the older plastic cover), the 1998 IPL will show the newer style magnesium cover. If you buy the new cover, the only one you'll get is the magnesium one and you won't be able to order the decal for it.

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    Fits well with what I suspected - I also suspected the metal cover mostly (or only) came on the 262xp, but not sure at all about that......
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  7. 06-28-2012, 02:26 PM #7
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    The metal cover also came on the 254. I'm not sure what year, but all the latest 254's had the metal one.

    I just cheked the IPL's the metal cover is on the 1999 IPL for the 254
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    IIRC my 257 had a metal clutch cover. Would have to ask Jockeydeuce. He has it now, and has had had it for over a year. My memory's not that good anymore...
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    Quote Originally Posted by Eccentric View Post
    IIRC my 257 had a metal clutch cover. Would have to ask Jockeydeuce. He has it now, and has had had it for over a year. My memory's not that good anymore...
    I'll have to look tonight at the 257 and let you know...It's at home and I'm at my shop.

    I do however have a 1998 model, 254 here and it had the plastic cover.
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    Quote Originally Posted by jockeydeuce View Post
    I'll have to look tonight at the 257 and let you know...It's at home and I'm at my shop.

    I do however have a 1998 model, 254 here and it had the plastic cover.
    IIRC that 257 is older.........around 1994 or so.
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  11. 06-28-2012, 05:34 PM #11
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    Sounds like if we can get enough samples we might actually get to some answers! Thanks for the replies.
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    bought two 262xp saws new in 1990, both had plastic covers, as did the 257 of the same vintage-

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    btw, not an historian on these, but I am an addict
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    Well, I don't know if they mixed and matched parts during the switchover, but the saws that came with a mag cover did not have the holes in the crankcase to receive the tabs on the rear of the plastic cover. So you can't use a plastic cover on a later saw without cutting the tabs off. Also, when they switched it was on all models in the series at the time: 257, 254xp, 261, 262xp. As to the exact year of the switch, I don't know.
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    This is a hard one to pin down and there are going to be a lot of conflicting opinions. For one thing, unless you know the history of a saw you can never be sure that the side cover is original.

    Also, the final saw on this chassis in the US, the 261, came with the metal brake. And that was in 1999 and 2000.
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