I started tons of saw without the clutch drum. Of course the clutch was also off at the time (except once LOL)
Fly off?I started tons of saw without the clutch drum. Of course the clutch was also off at the time (except once LOL)
Fly off?
You seen this? I suppose if you hold it wide open maybe?The springs hold the assembly together at idle(maybe), but put some RPMs on the saw the springs stretch out and release the shoes which go flying.
No biggie.Even worse, I did it.
Way back I bought a [brand] new 441 and was using it to cut a very tall Ponderosa, 29" diameter and the wind came up a bit and moved the tree and it pinched the 25" bar. I turned around to walk the fifty yards to my truck to get another bar so I could disconnect the saw and cut out the stuck bar. Few seconds later, wind shifted a bit, tree rocked, let the bar go, and the saw dropped out and onto a big rock. Air filter cover smacked the rock and cracked big time. Brand new saw.
You seen this? I suppose if you hold it wide open maybe?
Does NOT have to be anywhere near wide open and when the clutch flies apart very bad things can happen. Lucky not to have serious injury and damage to anything in the plane of rotation of the clutch.You seen this? I suppose if you hold it wide open maybe?
Also, this result can be obtained by being too aggressive with an air impact wrench when removing a clutch. The shoes fly off at sufficient strength to break them if they hit something hard. Once bitten, twice shy. Now my mantra is short burst...stop...short burst...stop. Repeat as necessary. Patience is a virtue.The springs hold the assembly together at idle(maybe), but put some RPMs on the saw the springs stretch out and release the shoes which go flying.
Or don’t use an impact if it can be helped. https://www.arboristsite.com/community/threads/well-i-f-ked-it-and-then-f-ked-some-more.341200/Also, this result can be obtained by being too aggressive with an air impact wrench when removing a clutch. The shoes fly off at sufficient strength to break them if they hit something hard. Once bitten, twice shy. Now my mantra is short burst...stop...short burst...stop. Repeat as necessary. Patience is a virtue.
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