Recent content by preacher31

Thanks, FederalQ, clutch looks good and is not blue at all.

Thank you. I appreciate the info. Honestly, I don't warm it up, cool it down, or loosen the chain for storage, but everything you said makes sense and sounds like good practices to start. I will do the leak test and will post the results once I have the new cylinder and piston replaced...

Thanks, everyone, for the quick responses. I tried to wiggle the crank and it feels solid. No wiggle at all. I've attached a pic of the crankshaft. It does have about 1/8" of left-right play on this bearing, but I assume that's normal. If not, please let me know. The saw is only two years old...

Here's better cylinder pics...

Hi all, FIrst, I'll tell you that I a complete newbie to chainsaw repair. I use chainsaws a lot, but have never disassembled and attempted to repair one until now. I have a 562XP that has run well until now. Over the last couple of weeks, I noticed that it was hard to start (by that I mean that...