Today on This Old MS441….

[@Mike_Mike_0]

Nice work Rich 😀😃😄😁

[@lukereynolds9907]

Good to see ya back mate

[@garyc.8488]

Richard,

[@donnyhudgins1917]

Glad to see you back!

[@cajun3197]

They gonna get their money worth on that bar 😂

[@ToddAdams1234]

Today, on dis old box!!! 😂

[@ForestApps]

Good video Richard!

[@joecasatelli4825]

Was beginning to wonder if you were still alive... glad to see some new content from you!

[@richevy5224]

Ooof. Poor saw has been used and abused. Nice work. Thanks for sharing.

[@woodstacker5241]

Nice video thanks!

[@PurpleNovember]

I use a cordless impact driver on the clutch. Works well, never had issues.

[@Zach_R]

Rich hope you are doing well, Great Video!!

[@ericglaude4953]

Richard thanks for the video and you almost got to the part that I needed to see and that was the fit of the clutch bell on the clutch itself. I’m working on an old 034, in perfect condition, and when I drop the drum on and line up the oiler in the slot, it spins freely but when I seat in to get clearance for the outer washer and the E-clip it feels like it’s runs up on either the shoes or maybe the 19mm bolt head on the spider. Makes the chain spin no matter how low I set the idle. I removed the inner dust washer thinking it was that but no luck. Any help would be appreciated.

[@aaronpowell4885]

Looks like job security!

[@VintageEngineRepairs]

I had a similar issue, mine was that the little magnesium steps / seats around the outside circumference of the brake band that hold the brake band in its round orientation had worn down so it no longer was kept round like that. I can see your’s are the same and worn down. If you get a screwdriver and gently press the brake band in toward the crank shaft by a tiny bit at the 6 o-clock position around the clutch (as those little steps should, it will correct itself and sit as it should. I’d be keen to hear how you go. The only fix for that is a new case half or get creative with Jb putty and build them up again. Currently it’s not round it’s oval around the clutch drum. Does that make sense?

[@PurpleNovember]

Have you ever seen an oil pump leak enough to smoke a clutch? Brand new 500i needed a clutch at around 15-20 hours. My son was learning to run it (first saw over 45cc) and I had the chain to aggressive for him learning so it was more than oil that smoked the clutch. The oil and dust was unbelievably thick behind the clutch. It was so thick that I had a hard time removing the clutch drum. I’ve never seen anything like that but I’ve only been through a few dozen saws. The gear looked like it was installed right and I couldn’t tell at all where the leak was. There’s probably close to a hundred hours on it now, we’ve cleaned it a few times but it’s been clean, just dust and very very slight amount of oil in the dust. We still don’t trust it because we didn’t actually find the problem.

[@user-bc9ty5nw2g]

A rich did you ever hear are using two-stroke oil mix for a lubricant for the needle bearing a steel dealer recommended using it so do use the steel ultra I don’t know what do you think