slipping/worn clutches

[Junkwrencher]

Any tricks? I'm thinking of using brake parts cleaner to degrease and rough up the inside of the drum with sandpaper.I understand there is a limit as to wear.

 

[Lakeside53]

what type of saw? Rare to find a slipping clutch... even with oil.

 

[Cedarkerf]

If its worn buy a new clutch not that expensive

 

[Junkwrencher]

026

It's a Stihl 026,I've rebuilt the bottom end,top end,oil pump,and now it looks like a clutch.Running a sixteen inch bar in most any wood,the least amount of bind or pressure the chain stops.Background,the oil line ruptured at the bar mount inside the chainbrake/oil pump cover flooding this area with oil,I think the friction surfaces are galded/contaminated.

 

[2dogs]

It's a Stihl 026,I've rebuilt the bottom end,top end,oil pump,and now it looks like a clutch.Running a sixteen inch bar in most any wood,the least amount of bind or pressure the chain stops.Background,the oil line ruptured at the bar mount inside the chainbrake/oil pump cover flooding this area with oil,I think the friction surfaces are galded/contaminated.

I doubt it. How is the compression and leak down?

 

[jmemmert]

Shouldn't hurt anything, but you can get a new clutch for less than $30 from baileys.

 

[Junkwrencher]

response to 2dogs

The compression is 130 cold,leak-down I haven't checked.I don't run out of power,the saw tachs up in the cut and the chain stops,the engine never bogs.

 

[Lakeside53]

I've never seen that... sometimes they slip for a very short time but the oil will burn off and the clutch will work fine.


Take your clutch apart and have a good look at it... Rarely do you need a new clutch on an 026. Drum? maybe..

Degrease it all with brake-kleen, run some 100 grit appears around the drum to scarify the surface. If the drum looks suspect, toss it.

PM bcorradi if you need a used clutch; he likely has boxes of them.

btw.. 130 is marginal at best..