Husqvarna 61 chainbrake assembly

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Everett Phillipston

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Anyone feel like chiming in here about any tricks to get this back together? The mechanism is extremely stiff and I can’t get the brake to pivot as soon as I put the cam pin in. I’ve searched for videos online and found one about a 55 but it’s not the same. This is a circa 89/90 era saw. I had taken it apart to replace the sheet metal spring that slides into the “nose” of the assembly area on the side cover. Snapped one of the forks off already.
 
It’s really not that complicated; it has three different springs, a cam pivot, and a pin. The trick is the positioning putting it back together. I’m fishing for info from anyone who has mastered the positioning & order of assembly, which is particular to the successful reassembly.
 
Or here is a video. It's a Husky 55 but very similar/same if you have the plastic handle chainbrake.


This video has been my go to trying to assemble this brake. Unfortunately, I can’t really see enough of the positioning of that coil spring he jams up in there to know if I got mine right.
 
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