andrethegiant70
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Figured I share with you guys what happened when I ignored my rewind troubles.... I built up a Jonsvarna 2171/372 saw (just for the heck of it) and I've been using it for about the last year. The engine has been a champ... I replaced the bearings, seals, threw in some rings, and did a moderate port job. The rewind has been giving me troubles, though... not taking up properly, catching, etc. I replaced the spring and the cord but it really didn't seem to make much difference. So "the hell with it" I figure, it works well enough. So I'm cutting at the base of a juniper stump (the wife wants to make a table) and .... VIIIPPP!!! Looks like the rewind is junked, along with the flywheel. Looks like the coil is ok. I don't really know what happened, but I'm guessing the spindle was too worn and got wobbling on the shaft.
I finished my day's cutting with an 026. Here are the pics.... what a mess!
I finished my day's cutting with an 026. Here are the pics.... what a mess!
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