Thanks, will post serial number a little later todaySome different part numbers on different serial number saws. Hence why I asked...
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As Kevin mentioned if the seals are bad many times than crank bearings are also bad.I have not checked that yet, but I am sure that the seal is 24 years old
the oil pump needs a puller to get it offYou could email that guy on Ebay and ask him some questions, he's really helpful and has repaired saws just like yours I am sure. He got me the right bearings and seals for my 55. The reason I am commenting here is because I searched the forums on how to change bearings and seals, and your post popped up. I'm not some random lurker! Or perhaps I am but all the same, your situation has helped me to learn not to put in a new top end without first doing a pressure test. Or not to mess with my seals either. I did buy a case splitter for my 55. It's got a wierd oil pump worm drive on it.
At least you have a real crankcase and not some clamshell deal... Look on the bright side!
I posted pics of serial number( first pic), but still not sure of part number for pto sealSome different part numbers on different serial number saws. Hence why I asked...
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Looks like it
I would read all these posts people have made and think it over, my posts are from a more basic level of knowledge, similar to your knowledge level. I am more inclined to research things before I break something taking it apart. This link here I just watched but he's talking about newer cases, we need to find a youtube video that shows how to repair a 385 chainsaw, bearings and seals.
Other thing you could do is give you friend your 385 while you fix this one? Not sure what the urgency is to get this one repaired... I am just a firewood guy but you're down I-5 a spell from me in Oregon, I was actually born in Oregon. Some big tree's there, that's for sure.
Can't really offer much help, only ideas and how to mentally approach the repair situtation. Also it's usually a $$ situation as well, deciding how much money to spend before making decisions on if it's worth it to repair or not. Since you have 2 385's it seems as if you're all in on this project. Got to get it fixed somehow. Here's a guy who explains things on bearings, splitting cases, tools, and that sort of thing. Maybe watch his videos and you'll gain some confidence that you can split a case and swap out bearings. I want to get me a Turkey Roaster to cook cases and plop the bearings out like he does! (It's another video where he heats them up and the bearings just plop right out, then he puts new ones in with his bare fingers while they are 300 degrees!) Let me see if I can put links to both videos here save you some research. I am typing on a PC with a keyboard, so if you're on a smart phone it's way more difficult to write things down in this forum. I can't do it! I use the microphone and edit out the mistakes...
Anyways here are the links, I'll post 2 if it's possible: This is the splitter tool I posted about yesterday, looks pretty easy once you pull the clutch and flywheel...
Here's the Turkey Roaster link! I would highly recommend watching this one before you split the case!!! Don't mess up the bearing races, or seals, if possible. Too late now maybe but live and learn from your mistakes! Here's the link:
About 3 minutes in he says "The whole idea of using hammers, presses, while it gets the bearing in and out, you're adding a discontinuity in the Matrix of life so to speak" "in that you can add a problem that you didn't even know you had until your saw comes apart" So over the years etc, he developed a technique, etc... and then you get to the Turkey Roaster! Lol... Not funny but informative...
Put in your mom's oven at 350 degrees and bake for 15 minutes (make sure you remove all plastic and rubber parts first) He's got all the right tools, makes you drool over all the tools the guy has...
My Dad would be proud of me anyways, he passed away years ago. He loved to talk about all this stuff before there was any internet youtube videos it was all books and you had to listen and remember every word possible! There was no "rewind" button. You got told one time! 2nd time you got an ass chewing for not listening to every word the first time around!I watch these videos over and over again and study them obviously, I do have an Engineering degree but I have worked in construction most of my life... kind of explains things a bit! I can't just go buy a new saw and admit defeat! Not very easily anyways...
Temperature Differential!!! Watch that turkey roaster video a few times... Not sure if it works on your saw or not... listen to the guy talk about hammering on your case. Not "best practices"... No hammers just heat differential alone... important lessons to learn or at least to be aware of.
The method I use for removing
They’re 6203 size but it has extended races to allow for the seal to press in. It’s proprietary, available through Husky only. The flywheel side is standard 6203Looks like it
How did you find this? It isn’t listed in any IPL I’ve seen.
Bearings show up on the crank assembly and as standard 6203C3s
A bearing shop should have that sealing ring
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