IllinoisJim
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Have an old 36 that I use for several cords of wood a year. Was doing some light limbing and suddenly the chain wasn't turning and made a rattling sound. Finished up with a bigger saw. Figured the clutch may have fallen apart but the thread holding the clutch snapped off. The shaft extension holding the sprocket bearing is still fine. Looks like I need a new crank but doing a crank replacement looks like a fair amount of work. Don't have a cost - Balley's didn't have a part numbers and referred me to Husky cust service which I can call next week. Any recommendations? I suppose it might be possible to drill the shaft and press in a threaded part but probably not worth the effort/cost. I can't imagine what I did to put pressure on this thread - maybe during a chain change I put some pressure on the sprocket/drum. If it just cracked it could have worked for a while and cracked during use. But I still don't see how I could have put that much pressure on it.
Just looked on ebay and there are quite a few used and new cranks. I am guessing the new ones are probably not OEM? (and to be avoided). Some of the used ones look pretty good and some don't. What else should I be replacing while I have it open?
Just looked on ebay and there are quite a few used and new cranks. I am guessing the new ones are probably not OEM? (and to be avoided). Some of the used ones look pretty good and some don't. What else should I be replacing while I have it open?