Kidneycutter
Kidneycutter
newly resurrected saw. Runs great but the clutch seems to be getting too hot - not sure why? The clutch runs free. Needle bearing needs replacing?
About the only thing left is the wrong chain oil. Thin chain oil in hot weather will heat up the clutch and possibly burn out the needle bearing. Hot weather can trigger it, but that seems a bit odd for Scotland.I bought new springs for it - they were too small so I stretched them to fit - the original springs/clutch were superseded by a different clutch.The brake band is working fine and the saw idles fine without the chain engaging.
Springs are designed to deflect, not stretch. Heat treated steel used in springs is brittle. You may wish to check out this spring terminology:All spring steel by nature is heat treated steel .... and springs are designed to stretch, or it's not a spring....
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