Husqvarna 61 ?

[StIhL MaGnUm]

Ok one of my friends has a husky model 61 I think it's a early 90's model 91 or something,so I went to cut some cordwood with it today and he was complaining that the chain would stay spinning at idle so I checked it out and sure enough the thing's idle was set at like 4000 rpm so needless to say I turned that waaaayyyyy down,but it's still having the same problem,then I noticed that the chain would turn even when pulling on the starter cord...What would cause this to happen and I already know that it's not chain tension.Could the clutch be hanging up or something???

Later Rob...

 

[logcutter429]

Clutch spring.

 

[rahtreelimbs]

I've seen it where someone would take a garden hose to clean their saw and the clutch drum rusted to the shoes.

 

[John in MA]

I'd think that a stuck bearing would be a pretty good possibilty. I've seen that when it gets rusty, not maintained, or put back together without grease.

 

[StIhL MaGnUm]

Thanks for the help guy's it was a bearing that someone put back together without grease All better now back to the cordwood today..

Later Rob...