Bought an 028Super parts saw & pieced together what it was missing. New bearings, seals, clutch drum, oil pump gears. Clutch was on saw.
I put it all together painlessly. Trying to tune it, I can’t get idle low enough to keep chain from spinning. Not my first rodeo. I’m no expert, but I’m very confident in what L, H, & LA do.
If I turn the idle low enough that I can hold the sprocket still with my hand, the rpm sounds very low compared to my other saws, and saw dies within ~20 seconds.
It almost feels like the clutch drum (new, Oregon) is too tight to the clutch. I have tried with two 028 clutches. 1 came off a working saw, so I don’t suspect the springs. Results are the same.
Am I missing something dumb? We’re there variants in 028 clutches and/or drums?
Tried to take a picture best I could to show the clutch shoes to drum clearance. Note that where it touches is because I don’t have anything to hold the two perfectly centered.
Another thing crossed my mind, and I don’t like the thought of it... Would a bent/warped crank cause this? Seems like maybe not, since the drum is also referenced to the crank, the two should move together...
Thoughts?
I put it all together painlessly. Trying to tune it, I can’t get idle low enough to keep chain from spinning. Not my first rodeo. I’m no expert, but I’m very confident in what L, H, & LA do.
If I turn the idle low enough that I can hold the sprocket still with my hand, the rpm sounds very low compared to my other saws, and saw dies within ~20 seconds.
It almost feels like the clutch drum (new, Oregon) is too tight to the clutch. I have tried with two 028 clutches. 1 came off a working saw, so I don’t suspect the springs. Results are the same.
Am I missing something dumb? We’re there variants in 028 clutches and/or drums?
Tried to take a picture best I could to show the clutch shoes to drum clearance. Note that where it touches is because I don’t have anything to hold the two perfectly centered.
Another thing crossed my mind, and I don’t like the thought of it... Would a bent/warped crank cause this? Seems like maybe not, since the drum is also referenced to the crank, the two should move together...
Thoughts?