044 hybrid build CFB style

[Glock37]

Play your cards right and I'll show em to ya tonight after dinner.

52 mm Jugg flashing up coming

 

[Deets066]

Play your cards right and I'll show em to ya tonight after dinner.

Cards?

What if I just text ya? Lol

 

[Wonkydonkey]

Go on,,,,Pop those jugs out for the boys

 

[huskihl]

Gonna need Farmer Fran style nipple pinching pics

 

[huskihl]

Nice clean job on the saw, Mikey

 

[Fruecrue]

Great build and great thread, well done so far Mike!

 

[MustangMike]

I've actually had very good luck with the recoils on both 460s and 660s, and with the AM brake flags on both.

I think the HL Supply chain adjusters are much better than the Huztl, and very reasonable in price.

And I like the Huztl 660 muffler better than OEM, but I don't weld on em and I know they are not as good for that.

Also, CFB Mike used an AM tank holder on my Hybrid, and I'm very pleased with it. Actually easier to see the fuel level than with an OEM.

That said, the AM chainsaw kits never go together as smoothly as OEM, and often need a bit of tinkering. It is just part of it, it is a fraction of the cost.

 

[Canadian farm boy]

Worm gear going in with a smear of sprocket bearing grease
Followed by the clutch washer. Notice it's stamped top. Make sure it's installed the right way up. Then the clutch gets installed.

 

[Canadian farm boy]

Lubed up the clutch bearing and slid it on.
Installed the clutch drum. Make sure the notch in the drum engages the worm gear drive spring.

 

[huskihl]

Eh

 

[Stump Shot]

 

[Canadian farm boy]

New style bar stud vs original bar stud.
Easiest way to install the bar studs is to double nut them. I also like to put a bit blue loctite on them when installing.
Bar plate can now be installed and it gets secured with 1 small flat head screw

 

[Canadian farm boy]

Eh

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That Oregon clutch drum is the only aftermarket part on the whole saw and it was made in Canada so I figured it should be ok to use.

 

[dustinwilt68]

Beautiful build Mike, have a 440 to do soon myself.

 

[Canadian farm boy]

 

[Canadian farm boy]

Filed .025 off the FW key

 

[Canadian farm boy]

Before installing the FW make sure the crank and FW are clean and free of any oil or dirt. I just wipe them off with a rag soaked in a bit of brake cleaner.

When building a hybrid you will need to either grind on the outside of cylinder transfer bulge or clearance the FW a bit. I prefer to clearance the FW. I have a piece from a broken crank that I mount the FW on and then I chuck it up on the lathe and take a bit of material off. You will only have to remove approximately 1/8 from the edge of the fins

 

[Canadian farm boy]

Ignition coil installed and gapped using my favorite coil gapping tool

 

[Canadian farm boy]

046 Mahle hemi chamber cylinder

 

[Canadian farm boy]

This is a different cylinder then what's going on this saw. Apparently I slacked off and didn't get pictures of the clearance work done to tune actual cylinder being used on this saw. These pictures show what's required to make the 046 cylinder fit the 044 cases.
There are a couple cooling fins that need to be ground down. The FW and clutch sides of the cylinder base need to clearanced and the bolt holes need to be ovaled a touch for the different bolt spacing on the 044 cases.