Stihl FS-90 trimmer hard to start/stuck clutch.

Stihl FS-90 trimmer hard to start/stuck clutch, applies to all including the FS-38, FS-45, FS-55, FS-90, and so on.

[@bat-ireeduienkhbat7461]

Thank you. My clutch was almost new. I just couldnt fathom why i had to replace it. 😂 Thank you again.

[@goforit5844]

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[@andrewjohannsen880]

Thanks. Most people want to go straight to replacing rather than fixing the problem. I know it's not a really expensive part but money is money.

[@billlyb0b]

Very Helpful video, I bought a FS90 today that had this same problem.

[@cousinfuzzy4544]

There you go making things look easy again. Anything I can do myself I will do myself. My equipment can’t make money in the shop. Good info Lester thanks.

[@al52269]

Great video. Straight to the point. Thanks for sharing New subscriber here

[@JT-ee1ii]

Excellent video Lester! That was the very issue with my KM 90. You’re a Good Man, Thanks for taking the time to share your expertise!

[@jimsworthow531]

you are a great wrench; thanks for this.

[@austinwebb8986]

Love the Ed Kirby ads in the background ha. I'm in Chattanooga hear them constantly. Thanks for the tutorial. Very informative

[@doncarlton]

Very useful video. Thanks for taking the time to do it!

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[@mtmonesf]

Nice video,thanks!

[@rbljackson]

thanks for this...tried replacing the clutch spring first but that didnt fix it. After watching this video..im pretty sure the bushings are seized up like yours and binding

[@rbljackson]

Confirmed....this fixed my issue! Them bushings were in there pretty tight. Thanks!

[@Droopy808]

@@rbljackson how did u get them out, im having the same problem.

[@rbljackson]

@@Droopy808 pin punch that was the right size, and a socket that was larger than the bushing area on the other. Like he indicated, they were in there pretty tight. I think it happens because I leave my equipment on the lawn care trailer, and they are exposed to water/weather about 9 months out of the year. I just ran thru the same thing again this spring in March. FYI,,,,i did break one trying to remove them, but I had an old non running parts machine that I was able to salvage a bushing from. If you don't have back up equipment, and need to have the unit operational, I recommend buying a new clutch assembly, then repair the old one and keep it for spare parts. Once the bushings are out, I used my dremel to clean all the corrosion off the bushings and all surfaces before putting htem back in. Hope that helps.

[@smokenjoe1194]

HUGE THANKS. Great information.

[@Beowulfsurvival]

I gotta do the same thing to my fs90, thanks for the info brotha.

[@lesteroliveintheshop9825]

Glad it helped you. Thank you for watching and commenting.

[@tomhammer2346]

Nice job, soon as I finish my coffee gonna troubleshoot mine.

[@bigbamboo936]

Excellent work and video. Well done!

[@808jonjon]

Thanks for the help🤙🏽 aloha from Maui

[@phillipsmith1847]

Dude, you are very helpful. I think this was exactly my problem. Thanks! And I like your music!

[@lesteroliveintheshop9825]

I appreciate the positive feedback, Phillip

[@bubbafudpucker397]

Good video. I mostly work on saws and haven't seen a clutch that complicated before. I'm wondering if that trimmer gets left out in the weather on a trimmer rack? I like my enclosed trailer for that reason.

[@philliphall5198]

Really it’s best to keep them dry and out of the weather 😢 It’s a common problem 😅

[@alpha1st908]

Very well explained ,thank u

[@neiltaylor4019]

Hi just like to say excellent video here in the UK it will cost me about £60 plus tax many thanks.

[@lesteroliveintheshop9825]

Thank you for watching and commenting

[@1pearldrums]

Thanks so much I will have to do mines just like that awesome

[@phillipsmith1847]

Good job, bud! Thanks for the help.

[@lesteroliveintheshop9825]

Thank you for watching

[@nealhardin6869]

Awesome video man..I fully understand what's going on with my 110r now. You made it easy to understand and you didn't leave anything out. Thank you

[@h122769]

Very helpful and informative video

[@TheTruth4313]

One thing you said T-25 but I think it's T-27. But awesome video otherwise!

[@gliceriosanchez9605]

Excellent work

[@smokey6799]

Great job

[@ScampAitken]

Very informative. Thanks mate.

[@lesteroliveintheshop9825]

Thank you for watching and commenting

[@Rein_Ciarfella]

Nice one, Lester! Used 5 of your screws yesterday to bring back an MS200T from a no start condition. Whoever had been working on that saw over the years had screwed up threads and lost screws without finding a replacement (among other things). Amazing! As for this video, this is the second time I've come across this issue in a video in the past couple days - something I haven't seen yet. Do you have any guess as to why the clutch area rusts up like that? At first I thought in the other video it might be due to leaving outside uncovered and it got rained on, but the machine you worked on here looks exactly the same. I'm now thinking the steel used for those parts is different than other steels in these machines and more prone to rust just from atmospheric humidity. This may be confirmed, possibly, from my experiences washing other machines of different types and the clutches in all of them, if left without a spritz of WD-40 right after washing and blowing out, develop flash rust immediately. I've learned to do the same with carbs after coming out of the ultrasonic cleaner - WD-40 as soon as they come out of the rinse or some of the parts develop flash rust. That steel must just be more prone to rusting. A bad choice for clutch shoes and bushings!

[@jaytank31]

Thanks i thought they should come out. Now i can actually fix it. Mine are stuck in. Can i heat it up

[@vasileios9338]

Great video, i wonder if someone can help. My trimmer burns hot at the clutch/drum area where my hand touches the motor. Clutch seems fine, any opinion?

[@Rein_Ciarfella]

Late reply - it may be that the clutch spring is getting weak, which allow the shoes to contact during operation, causing the heat.

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[@Adamv7010]

Why'd you pull the shaft out of the cone? I've never done that on a Stihl. A few echo models, but never a Stihl. Have I been doing something wrong all this time? Lol

[@lesterolive]

I also had to change the bearings in the cone, which I didn’t show

[@Adamv7010]

@@lesterolive I gotcha. Makes sense.

[@lesterolive]

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[@lesterolive]

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[@helicopterjohns]

Many thanks for the information. Question? Does either the clutch shoes or the clutch drum have any type of brake lining on either one?

[@lesterolive]

No

[@helicopterjohns]

@@lesterolive Thanks for the information. I was used to working on Shindaiwa trimmers that have a lining on the clutch shoes and was concerned when I first saw that there was no lining on the clutch shoes of the FS90R Stihl trimmer.

[@lesterolive]

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[@lesterolive]

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[@helicopterjohns]

@@lesterolive I found the issue you described in your video. The clutch shoes were stuck and rusted as described. Guess someone else had worked on it before. One of the bushings was cracked on the small diameter area and no wavery washers were present. I already have a new clutch. I will order new bushings and wavery washers and I should be good to go. Thanks again for your assistance.

[@waylonlegend4603]

Mine shattered first hit with a punch

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