MattG
Chainosaurus Rex
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I know that some of the pros will know how to do these types of jobs really easy. But for the less experienced this is my way of helping others.
On 200Ts and perhaps other small saws the clutch nut is 13mm with precious little gripping area. It's pretty easy to slip and ground the hex if you ain't careful when trying to get the clutch off.
To avoid that scenario I grab an old bar, and spare nut to space out the bar nut away from the unthreaded part of the bar stud. e.g.
Then lob it in the bench vice and tighten down. Note the boot lace is already in the cylinder ready. Note that you can use a newish bar, but pad the bar with wood, and don't clamp on the bar groove.
And now here's the trick in action.
That's a pal's 200, and yes, this is the first time I took off the clutch on it! Note the powerhead is kept close to the vice jaws to minimise bar bend since to hold the hex on a small saw like this, I direct some force down the crankshaft axis. Hope this one helps someone out.
On 200Ts and perhaps other small saws the clutch nut is 13mm with precious little gripping area. It's pretty easy to slip and ground the hex if you ain't careful when trying to get the clutch off.
To avoid that scenario I grab an old bar, and spare nut to space out the bar nut away from the unthreaded part of the bar stud. e.g.
Then lob it in the bench vice and tighten down. Note the boot lace is already in the cylinder ready. Note that you can use a newish bar, but pad the bar with wood, and don't clamp on the bar groove.
And now here's the trick in action.
That's a pal's 200, and yes, this is the first time I took off the clutch on it! Note the powerhead is kept close to the vice jaws to minimise bar bend since to hold the hex on a small saw like this, I direct some force down the crankshaft axis. Hope this one helps someone out.
