I received some parts today and got a start on getting my friend's Husky 61 back together. He said that he got it about 20 years ago after it was overhauled. In the last 20 years it has been heavily used and things were starting to break and it was really hard to pull over, luckily no scoring.
The trigger was broken, so, could not lock for starting. Bearings were getting gummed up and the flywheel side oil seal was falling apart. When I took the saw apart, I thought it had a small o-ring between the bearing and the oil seal...no, ends up that o-ring is the spring from the oil seal - the seal rotted and the spring is coated in crusty carbon to make it look like it was an o-ring.
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The case halves are back together with new bearings, gaskets and oil seals. It spins really nice now.
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This is the first saw I have worked on with a two-part coil. The wiring is old and some of the coating is cracking. Are there any good fixes without cutting the wire to replace it or slide on heat shrink? Would dabbing JB weld over those areas work or is there something better?
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