Long time lurker, but first post. I've searched and read other posts before asking this - I know the drill...
So I've acquired this 435, and there's something up with the pull start (as the title would suggest). When I either drop start or pull start on the ground, there are times that it grabs (maybe 50% of the time). Now, when I say grab, I mean, there is a metallic sounding *clack* part way through the pull, and it d@mn near pulls either the saw or the pull handle out of my hand. However, if I can hold it where it catches/stops and then slowly continue to pull, it will pull the rest of the way.
So, where I'm at as far as troubleshooting:
*Pull mechanism operates as I would expect when off the saw (e.g. pulls smoothly and retracts smoothly)
*Saw turns over fine, runs, idles... This may be my next post/question - seems a little quirky, but we'll see after I get a chain on it
*Does not happen with plug out
*Does happen with plug in, but plug wire disconnected (not kickback)
*Does not happen when the saw fires - in other words, the hanging/clacking never coincides with the saw starting
*Pull mechanism seems to engage solidly each time
I'm kind of at a loss at the moment. At first I thought it might be timing/kickback and maybe the crank key was smeared or something, but it does it with the plug wire off, so that's not it. I can only assume it's something with the pull mechanism. Probably not going to keep this saw, so I want to avoid another ~$25 for a new cover/pull if I can.
The 0nly weird thing I noticed is that the flywheel does not evenly rotate next to the coil... It's closer on one side than the other. Not by much, but enough that I noticed. I actually moved the coil away a bit, thinking that maybe the torque of pulling was pulling the flywheel into the coil and catching there, but that didn't seem to help. I didn't notice any marring either, which you would see if they were colliding at pull.
I see some posts about the plastic pull wheel being an issue, and replacing that may help. Might fiddle with that next, but not sure how that would result in such a violent stop and distinct clacking sound.
Suggestions appreciated!
-Rich
So I've acquired this 435, and there's something up with the pull start (as the title would suggest). When I either drop start or pull start on the ground, there are times that it grabs (maybe 50% of the time). Now, when I say grab, I mean, there is a metallic sounding *clack* part way through the pull, and it d@mn near pulls either the saw or the pull handle out of my hand. However, if I can hold it where it catches/stops and then slowly continue to pull, it will pull the rest of the way.
So, where I'm at as far as troubleshooting:
*Pull mechanism operates as I would expect when off the saw (e.g. pulls smoothly and retracts smoothly)
*Saw turns over fine, runs, idles... This may be my next post/question - seems a little quirky, but we'll see after I get a chain on it
*Does not happen with plug out
*Does happen with plug in, but plug wire disconnected (not kickback)
*Does not happen when the saw fires - in other words, the hanging/clacking never coincides with the saw starting
*Pull mechanism seems to engage solidly each time
I'm kind of at a loss at the moment. At first I thought it might be timing/kickback and maybe the crank key was smeared or something, but it does it with the plug wire off, so that's not it. I can only assume it's something with the pull mechanism. Probably not going to keep this saw, so I want to avoid another ~$25 for a new cover/pull if I can.
The 0nly weird thing I noticed is that the flywheel does not evenly rotate next to the coil... It's closer on one side than the other. Not by much, but enough that I noticed. I actually moved the coil away a bit, thinking that maybe the torque of pulling was pulling the flywheel into the coil and catching there, but that didn't seem to help. I didn't notice any marring either, which you would see if they were colliding at pull.
I see some posts about the plastic pull wheel being an issue, and replacing that may help. Might fiddle with that next, but not sure how that would result in such a violent stop and distinct clacking sound.
Suggestions appreciated!
-Rich