Remington Chainsaws(including Mall chainsaws)

[fossil]

The pics I've seen of the PL-6's didn't show the air box to saw case bolt on the PTO side.

 

[cbfarmall]

The pics I've seen of the PL-6's didn't show the air box to saw case bolt on the PTO side.

That is a good observation.

 

[Brufab]

Does the PL7A have (or did it have) a primer?

Yea my PL7A had a primer bulb and some sort of backflow valve. I saved all the original stuff. I just blocked the inlet on the carb with a vacuum hose cap. I haven't seen any other ones with a primer bulb. The bulb itself was leaking and I think I used that hole to mount the nova chip

 

[Brufab]

The pics I've seen of the PL-6's didn't show the air box to saw case bolt on the PTO side.

Yea mine is missing i believe.

 

[cbfarmall]

Got this thing on the bench. Already did the seals and the ignition. Only real issue is the fuel had some small cracks through the seams. Sealed it with Seal-all, nothing too aggressive.

 

[cbfarmall]

Also, the 880 is a weird saw. If you wanted to get to the piston, the cylinder screws are accessed from the bottom, 2 behind the ignition and 2 behind the clutch. Take those out, then case screws and split it. When you assemble you'd have to put the gasket and cylinder over the piston, bolt the halves together and then the cylinder screws. Kind of goofy and lots of sandcast parts which is unusual for Remington.

 

[cbfarmall]

Got the air filter in and the saw running. I'll take it out for a spin next week.

 

[heimannm]

I have this Mohawk project underway, it is missing the pawls on the flywheel. They were with the saw when I received it but have gone missing in the time since then...





I also have this Logmaster which is very similar to the Mohawk.



Problem is I cannot figure out how to get this pawl assembly off the flywheel. Loosening the flywheel nut does not release the assembly. The one on the Mohawk was held on by two screws, but with the "shield" in place on this one the screws are inaccessible. Does anyone have experience with these?



Mark

 

[cbfarmall]

That sure looks a captive nut on that flywheel. Does the nut come completely off when you loosen it? I generally hit it with the impact and it pops the flywheel loose.

Anyway, here's what the Logmaster flywheel assembly looks like. Looks like you'll have to grind those rivets.

Chris B.

 

[heimannm]

The pawl assembly (Items 3-8) has to come off before the nut can come off, but the shield/retainer (Item 5) is covering the screws (Item 8).

I cannot cipher out out to get that pawl assembly off the Logmaster and on to the Mohawk.

Mark

 

[cbfarmall]

I think it's like an early Poulan clutch. To change springs you have to grind 3 rivets down that hold the outer plates together. New plates have new rivets. Personally, I have never tried to remove a pawl assembly so I can't speak to how it actually comes apart. I wonder if the rivets go through the roll pins.

 

[heimannm]

I found the pawl assembly from the Mohawk, someone had messed with it but all the pieces were there.



I was able to drill the rivets out and get it apart. That wire is the spring.



I drilled out the other hole in the retainer so the screws could pass through, and shorted the spring pins that engage the flywheel and serve as the pivot points for the pawls. By shortening the spring pins, I was able to reuse the rivets to hold the assembly together.



Back together and working good as new.



The nut is indeed captive, not sure why they would do that because most folks (myself included) would not notice as they are loosening the nut and bending the base of the pawl unit rendering it non functional.

Mark

 

[heimannm]

Next question Chris...have you ever had to service the starter on one of these models? The starter pulley with rope must go in the starter housing first, then the spring is installed. How do you do that AND provide the needed tension in the rope? The spring is very strong.

Mark

 

[Brufab]

I found the pawl assembly from the Mohawk, someone had messed with it but all the pieces were there.

View attachment 1250222

I was able to drill the rivets out and get it apart. That wire is the spring.

View attachment 1250223

I drilled out the other hole in the retainer so the screws could pass through, and shorted the spring pins that engage the flywheel and serve as the pivot points for the pawls. By shortening the spring pins, I was able to reuse the rivets to hold the assembly together.

View attachment 1250224

Back together and working good as new.

View attachment 1250225

The nut is indeed captive, not sure why they would do that because most folks (myself included) would not notice as they are loosening the nut and bending the base of the pawl unit rendering it non functional.

Mark

Holy heck that's impressive! I have a bunch of Remington recoil assemblies that need rebuilding but I could never figure it out.