Nik's Poulan Thread

[Todd Loosli]

I think that's where you get ground round from, my son got a road kill the other day. Guy in front of him hit it but didn't want to go to the trouble of calling the right people to get to keep it. Nice buck and just a little damage to the front shoulder. Free and fresh meat why not

 

[Jethro 2t sniffer]

Yea nice a good score. I must admit a few occasions out in the whop whops/booneys/timbucktoo/butf#$K nowhere kind of places the odd sheep has been cleaned up. Awww whooopsy engage reverse and in the boot you go. The cockie pays for vehicle damage from escaped stock so he's happy if he doesn't have to hear about it anyways

 

[s sidewall]

The ones I see on the interstate are past ground, it meat puree with some hide mixed in. Those big trucks also drag them a bit before they pop out from under them. It's a mess.

Steve

 

[s sidewall]

I think that's where you get ground round from, my son got a road kill the other day. Guy in front of him hit it but didn't want to go to the trouble of calling the right people to get to keep it. Nice buck and just a little damage to the front shoulder. Free and fresh meat why not

We called it ditch line deer.

Steve

 

[Jethro 2t sniffer]

Haha yummy

 

[Big Dan]

Hi guys, it's been a couple of years since I've posted on the forum but I do keep up with it. I've got a 3800 that is in need of a new sprocket but I can't get the clutch off, is there a way to do it without using a piston stop? Yes,I am turning it clockwise but when I tried using a piece of rope in the spark plug hole the top of the cylinder broke loose instead of the clutch. I got another cylinder but I don't really want to try that again,any suggestions?

 

[Todd Loosli]

I welcome back, if it was me I'd take the starter off and use a small impact wrench and rattle it off but use the correct driver for your clutch. Hope someone else has a different idea

 

[Todd Loosli]

If the cylinder is off use a piece of hardwood in the crankcase to stop it

 

[Big Dan]

If the cylinder is off use a piece of hardwood in the crankcase to stop it

That's a good idea Todd, I guess I should have asked before I put the new cylinder on. Guess I can always take it back off.

 

[rocketnorton]

I welcome back, if it was me I'd take the starter off and use a small impact wrench and rattle it off but use the correct driver for your clutch. Hope someone else has a different idea

i impact all of em off & on. on lightly, nice to be able to see oiler work on first p.rev.

 

[3000 FPS]

Take a thick glove and hold the flywheel and use an impact on the clutch. I have never had one not come off.
I never use piston stops because I have seen damage done on windowed pistons because of that method.

 

[2stroke_shaman]

If the cylinder is off use a piece of hardwood in the crankcase to stop it

I agree the right tool on a dewalt and some good hard wood works. I wish I knew what this wood is , can be beat on without damage. I use old sockets and weld pins on them. Patience and persistence pays off.

 

[hotshot]

when I tried using a piece of rope in the spark plug hole the top of the cylinder broke loose instead of the clutch.

I wondered if that would ever happen, as I have seen the 4 bolt flange cracked off at the case. Never thought the top of of a jug would break though!

This guy was pumping grease through the spark plug hole with a custom fitting, trying to break loose what he thought was a seized piston, up high in the bore. Looked like the piston was free & the crankshaft was the seized up culprit.

He never thought to first take the cylinder base nuts off the studs....that would have been my first step anyways.

 

[hotshot]

Clutches can be a real b$&ch to get off, look at this “other brand” one I just pulled off yesterday.

 

[2stroke_shaman]

I wondered if that would ever happen, as I have seen the 4 bolt flange cracked off at the case. Never thought the top of of a jug would break though!

This guy was pumping grease through the spark plug hole with a custom fitting, trying to break loose what he thought was a seized piston, up high in the bore. Looked like the piston was free & the crankshaft was the seized up culprit.

He never thought to first take the cylinder base nuts off the studs....that would have been my first step anyways.

Cant fault him on the idea. Grease hydraulic power works . I pushed out a blind hole bearing out of a sawzall with blue shop towels soaked in grease. Put them in with a size on drift/punch.

 

[hotshot]

Yep, you can crank some grease guns upwards of 15000 psi or so.

I have popped up & then pulled out the blind brass pilot bearings from car flywheels using a hammer, glob of grease, & a whittled on dowel rod.

 

[Big Dan]

I do like the impact idea but I can't imagine that you could keep the flywheel from turning even with a glove. Oh well,what the h***, I'll give it a try tomorrow. Thank for the ideas guys,most definitely appreciated.

 

[Big Dan]

i impact all of em off & on. on lightly, nice to be able to see oiler work on first p.rev.

After I got the new cylinder on I cranked it a couple of times to get everything lubed good and a good amount of oil did indeed come out.

 

[s sidewall]

If using an impact wrench with spark plug install, may not need to hold the flywheel. I never had on the gray off bands before, nor a Poulan.

Steve

 

[s sidewall]

Went in the barn this morning and found a big puddle of oil under my 5200. Cleaned the work bench up and inspected the saw. Pulled the bar off and wiped the saw down and left it sitting for awhile and went back to check it, fresh oil. Removed the clutch assembly and wiped the pump down and let it sit some more. Found oil coming from the oil pump seal. Popped the pump off and removed seal, both look good. Oil coming from around the seal. Guess I'm gonna put some sealant on it and put the pump back on and see if it leaks. Haven't ran the saw in three weeks and looks like it has just started leaking.

Steve