Boy am i dumb!!!

[doc874]

"So". Here i am stripping-down the Canadian 175 saw, all the parts seem to come off great, with the exception of the clutch. Well sireeee, i torqued that sucker even bent a pair of vice grips trying to loosen that sucker but no-go. Than i tried heat and torque with "STILL", no-go. So's i let her sit to cool off for a spell than tried abit of friendly persuasion with abit more torgue and something felt loose so i turned the saw to its side and the clutch fell off. The darn thing isn't screwed on, it has a keyway in it!!! Luckily, i never damaged anything in the process. I guess i should have tried to get an IPL. The cylinder actually looks like a lawnboy mower cylinder and the engine housing that holds the piston and crank, actually detaches from the gas tank housing, its held by four bolts, makes it easier to to clean and paint.

 

[Ax-man]

If your talking about that big silver thing with the fins along the outside edge, that is a flywheel, not a clutch, you are lucky you didn't break anything trying to get it off from the way you described. Need some kind of puller to get that off, should you have to do it again sometime in the future.

Larry

 

[doc874]

If your talking about that big silver thing with the fins along the outside edge, that is a flywheel, not a clutch, you are lucky you didn't break anything trying to get it off from the way you described. Need some kind of puller to get that off, should you have to do it again sometime in the future.

Larry

No! I know what a flywheel is! The clutch has a keyway also. Never seen one before, all of the clutches i've taken off before were just screwed on, this one is different. Not too worried about breaking anything as i'm sure this model isn't worth a great deal, more of a learning curve to play with before i get into the Mall.

 

[huskydave]

DOHHHHHH ah don't worry we all have our moments. The backwards chain thing happens to some people when they are in a hurry hahahha. Left handed threads are another one that bite people.