actualneggdpgrowth
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The play is about 3/16". The sprocket is one piece with the outer hub of the clutch. It's a new saw, used only a couple of hours. Saw never got overheated. I can see the clutch is on tight, but anyone know why the play is so much? I used the saw fairly well for two hours only - the chain came off numerous times but the last few times after trying to cut wood and coming off so quickly (like 1 second) I decided to look at the saw more intently and that's when I discovered the big play - obviously when the sprocket moves outward, the chain bar will not be aligned causing the chain to come off the sprocket. Being the clutch appears to be on tight (without putting a rope through the spark plug hole) and turning counter clockwise, there's no looseness.
Anyone have ideas? Maybe a bushing wasn't put on at the manufacturing plant? I used so many saws over 30 years time and never encountered this. I don't see how I could have damaged anything from such little use unless perhaps there's some bad engineering involved.
Anyone have ideas? Maybe a bushing wasn't put on at the manufacturing plant? I used so many saws over 30 years time and never encountered this. I don't see how I could have damaged anything from such little use unless perhaps there's some bad engineering involved.