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For the few years I worked repairing/selling saws, for the Stihl's that had melted brake housings, it was due to crap getting between the case and the brake band and then with the brake band disengaged, it would still press against the clutch, overheat and melt during use. Saw it a lot with MS 271s.i see too many saws a year with melted brake housings to want to put any of that sort of heat into a saw.... it builds fast, and wears stuff out quick...