Asbestos gaskets/components in McCulloch chain saws (1960-1980's)

[Dwarnke]

I'm looking for user manuals or illustrated parts list from the 1960's-1980's that lists or show asbestos gaskets/components being mentioned.

Any help would be GREATLY appreciated.

Thank You,

Derek W.

 

[Mad Professor]

Just be careful working on them. Spritz down everything to elimniate dust, Then clean up.

 

[TheJollyLogger]

Looks like somebody's working on a lawsuit.

 

[Dwarnke]

Just be careful working on them. Spritz down everything to eliminate dust, then clean up.

I'm more looking for proof that the McCulloch saws had asbestos gaskets.

 

[Dwarnke]

Looks like somebody's working on a lawsuit.

Someone I know has asbestos cancer, he worked on saws his entire life. McCulloch is saying they didn't have asbestos gaskets. Trying to find something that says different, he doesn't use computers.

 

[SimonHS]

See part number 39-4910 on this linked site:

https://www.mymowerparts.com/partslist/1056/1125.php

 

[TheJollyLogger]

That's just aftermarket gasket material, though.

 

[SimonHS]

Also McCulloch part number 59300 (gasket, asbestos):

https://www.ebay.com/itm/OEM-Genuin...7-b286-4199-a2a2-1cfcd339499a&redirect=mobile

 

[SimonHS]

That's just aftermarket gasket material, though.

Was the part number originally a McCulloch number though? Then the description stating asbestos would apply.

 

[Breckinridge Elkins]

If you are hoping to go after McCulloch for asbestos related injury, the window has long since closed. McCulloch Motors is dead and gone. The name is just intellectual property now. Anyway, all the asbestos lawsuits were bundled and settled long ago.

That said, the best place to ask your question would be the McCulloch thread.

 

[John Lyngdal]

Were they a smoker? I've seen it claimed that it greatly increases the risk for Meso.
Big chunks of asbestos have a much lower risk than asbestos that has been mechanically converted to a powder.
Old asbestos containing brake linings and clutch plates were really bad for that.

 

[Dwarnke]

Were they a smoker? I've seen it claimed that it greatly increases the risk for Meso.
Big chunks of asbestos have a much lower risk than asbestos that has been mechanically converted to a powder.
Old asbestos containing brake linings and clutch plates were really bad for that.

He was not a smoker but worked a lot scraping and using wire wheels on gaskets on McCulloch saws. They are telling him there gaskets never had asbestos, just trying to help him out to find something that says different.

 

[John Lyngdal]

As a retired researcher and scientist just a cautionary note about the difference between researching and researching with a defined goal in mind. There are serious pitfalls to the latter if one is not careful to avoid them.

I my guess would be that McCullough purchased the gaskets from a third party, to McCullough might not know the gasket composition unless it was directly specified. You really should be looking for best evidence, that being vintage McCullough gaskets and having them tested for asbestos. Provenance is important, as who can say if the gasket on an old McCullough saw is OEM. I'd be searching for old OEM gaskets in factory packaging as they would be best evidence.