Husky 372xp tips and tricks - my first husky rebuild

[mdavlee]

I usually run them about halfway or so with 20" or shorter. If it's using a 28" or longer wide open.

 

[Brewz]

Ahhh the bloke sent me an email saying he had decided to keep it.

Oh well.

Question.

Do people install the crank seals before the case goes back together or after?

 

[Mattyo]

after.... if you are heating up the case to get it back together, you don't want to heat the seals....

 

[Brewz]

I have put them in after on all my other rebuilds, I just thought to myself....... I wonder if that's the correct way?

Good point on the heat.
I do like to get the case nice and warm so it slides on easy.
Hammers and bearings dont mix well.

 

[Mattyo]

the 200t chassis you put them in first, but thats the only one I've done so far like that....

also, the big end bearings of some saws, 385xp for instance, have a seal that is integral. so you can't avoid heating that.... but 372 .... put them in after

 

[Brewz]

Parts are starting to trickle in.
I have the tiny little O ring and a new OEM oil pump seal for the pipe that supplies the bar.
I am itching for the rest of the bits!

 

[VinceGU05]

Went and ordered the o ring and oil pump pipe rubber grommet today.

$6 and $7 respectively.

Bearings were $14 for a pair of 6202 C3's

All up I am at $286 for parts and that includes a new 20"GB arbour pro bar and Oregon chain

did you get the bearings from a bearing shop? i got 6203 c 3 for $3.85 . that being a slightly smaller bearing should be a bit cheaper.

 

[Brewz]

Yeah got them from a CBC bearing dealership.

There used to be 2 shops locally that sold bearings but CBC bought the smaller business out and guess what happened to prices with no competition.

The smaller shop used to sell 2 bearings this size for about $5 each.

These were 2RS bearings and I have to pick the seals out which probably puts the price up a bit but its all they stock.

 

[Brewz]

Is it worth lightly rounding off the lip on the bottom of the cylinder that leads into the lowers?

 

[Brewz]

Woo hoo
A box of bits, let the fun begin
Will do the carb tonight and begin attacking the rest soon

 

[Brewz]

New bearings went on easy
Warmed the case halves and it all slid together.
Tapped in the new seals
Piston went on easy

I got to there and stopped so I could read back through the "put this on first before you do that" advice in this thread

To be continued tomorrow

 

[RIDE-RED 350r]

"Put this on first" refers to installing the intake boot on the cylinder before bolting the cylinder down on the crankcase. You got the tricky part done and it looks great! She cleaned up nice!

 

[Brewz]

Squish came in at .038

Got .019 without the gasket.

Now........ Where is that tube of motoseal

 

[Brewz]

Woo hoo

Now to bolt on all the bits in a bucket beside the bench and see if I can get it to burn some fuel

 

[Brewz]

Mission success!

When it was given to me the muffler was off already and the heads of the screws that hold it on are rounded out.
Will have to get 2 new ones tomorrow before I can fire it up

 

[Simondo]

Mission success!

When it was given to me the muffler was off already and the heads of the screws that hold it on are rounded out.
Will have to get 2 new ones tomorrow before I can fire it up

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Comp looks decent as a cold un run number ....That GB bar is smart ! iv looked around and there not common in UK , There made in OZ i believe

 

[Brewz]

Yeah they are made here in Oz.

 

[Brewz]

One little thing I did find was the rubber grommet that seals the bar oil pipe into the oil pump was broken.
May explain the copious amounts of oil all over the saw.



Also, the plastic air shroud around the flywheel was broken and I was pleasantly surprised to find there were AM replacements available.
Quality is very good and it fit perfect.

 

[Brewz]

Question for those running these saws.

Where do you usually run the oil pump for a 20" bar?
It has 4 turns of adjustment.

 

[Brewz]

The local dealership quoted $900 in parts to fix it, and that was just a top end replacement, bar and chain.

I got this full rebuild done for $287.08 Aus dollars including the new pro solid bar and Oregon chain.

They sell for between $650 and $850 second hand needing work so I recon I did well.