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Thanks for the advice. Fortunately, my brake is still moving freely. There was a very small amount of plastic melted around around the edge. I haven’t found time to explore why the brake won’t release. Everything moves freely if I remove the brake around the clutch.

The brake is frozen and the plastic melted around the sprocket. I was able to free the sprocket with some effort. I now have to determine why the brake is frozen. Thanks for the advice.

Thanks. I will try that

I recently tried to start the saw and the pull cord wouldn’t come out. I removed the cord and it worked fine. When looking for the problem I tried to remove the chain sprocket and it won’t budge. I suspect that the bearing broke and the pins are jammed in the sprocket. Any suggestions on how to...