346XP Clutch Removal

[tree_beard]

Works fine for me!

 

it works fine... until it breaks a saw beyond economical repair...

 

 

to be fair its usually cheapo home-owner saws that get ruined by impact drivers... i've seen a ms180 with a bent rod, and ive seen a husky 345 with the clutch side of the crankshaft sheared off flush with the crank-case... psiton stop and impact driver combination:thumbdown:

[Martyn Amos]

i never use a piston stop, but instead just knot a piece of starter cord...does the same thing and wont break/leave deposits in the bore

 

same here mate

[combined tree services]

im sure some of you will not approve of my method but i usually tend to leave the spark plug in and simply take of the side casing and use an air impact gun (like they use in garrages for changing wheels etc, all you have to remember is that you need to have the gun set for doing up rather than un doing . it works a treat and work first time every time

[bob]

im sure some of you will not approve of my method but i usually tend to leave the spark plug in and simply take of the side casing and use an air impact gun (like they use in garrages for changing wheels etc, all you have to remember is that you need to have the gun set for doing up rather than un doing . it works a treat and work first time every time

 

same here:thumbup:

[combined tree services]

same here:thumbup:

 

glad im not the only one , but i really have found it to be the easyest way there is to remove the clutch:thumbup:

[bob]

After seeing it done many yrs ago it inspired me to buy a compressor and air gun

though a lot of saw dont have the nut on the clutch but a carefully adapted socket works

bring back the good old 254:thumbup:

[Nick B]

My local dealer uses starter cord with a knot in it he wont use a piston stop

[Mesterh]

im sure some of you will not approve of my method but i usually tend to leave the spark plug in and simply take of the side casing and use an air impact gun (like they use in garrages for changing wheels etc, all you have to remember is that you need to have the gun set for doing up rather than un doing . it works a treat and work first time every time

 

Me too see post 10

[bob]

My local dealer uses starter cord with a knot in it he wont use a piston stop

 

thats fine i agree but 10mm rope is better does not fit the ports

[Catweazle]

I have no experience on working on this saw, but I have used the "shock" method on various other engines and it's worth mentioning that using a fairly light hammer and sharp taps seems to work better than a heavy hammer which is moving slower. It might help.