Fix Husky Chain brake Assembly?

[SteveSr]

Hello,

This is from an old husky 41. During initial cleaning I set the brake off of the clutch drum and recently found that it won't release. Appears to be jammed. To dig the hole a little deeper I began disassembly only to find that I cant remove the brake lever because the main pivot bolt just spins on the back side with no way to secure it. Time to get out the Dremel and put a slot in the pivot nut?

According to the repair manual you should be able to set the brake off the saw to release the spring tension so that the main spring can be removed or installed. This doesn't appear to be true anymore (or with this particular cover).

Thanks,
Steve

 

[SteveSr]

Got it apart with a Dremel slot. Here is what the inside looks like:



Here you can see that the handle spring has been bent. Don't know how this happened or if t he P.O. has been in here monkeying around.

 

[stihltech]

In these pictures you are missing the main spring. Do you have it?

 

[RedneckChainsawRepair]

Poulan cover looks same. I just pulled back apart to show another guy.

Maybe you will see something here to help. Green one had oem band and the yellow one has afm band installed.

 

[SteveSr]

In these pictures you are missing the main spring. Do you have it?

Yes, I have all of the parts.

 

[SteveSr]

Poulan cover looks same. I just pulled back apart to show another guy.

Maybe you will see something here to help. Green one had oem band and the yellow one has afm band installed.

Thanks for the photos. It looks like mine is a slightly different design. Take a look at the main spring knuckle link. Maybe this was a problematic design that got fixed later?