560xp not returning to idle?

[HenF]

Sorry am a newbie on here...

I have a 560xp (2011? i think) which had a new genuine pot and piston a few months ago and i have only done about 30 hours ish work with it since.

i was using it yesterday to limb and chop up a dead ash which we felled. After a while when i released the throttle it would not return to idle and the chain would continue rotating at a fairly decent pace.

also when you applied the chain brake it stalled?!

any ideas what the problem is?

 

[peatff]

Sounds like the clutch if it stalls under brake.

[HenF]

thanks, just had a closer look and discovered one of the 3 little springs has snapped.

sorry to be thick but has that caused it not to return to idle or has 2 different problems happened at the same time?

[spudulike]

Just fix the spring issue and it should sort out the other idling issues, the autotune may need a reset though!

[Marula]

Once you finished fixing the spring, test run it then put it down and go buy a stihl, you can thank me later.

[HenF]

yep!

now very seriously considering a ms362.

the 560xp has had no end of problems and parts are expensive too.

 

[Stretchsaws]

Just wondering why it had a new pot and piston a little while ago? Just wear and tear or did something underlying cause it? Just interested that's all.

[Stretchsaws]

2 minutes ago, HenF said:

yep!

now very seriously considering a ms362.

the 560xp has had no end of problems and parts are expensive too.

 

Husqvarna have done a lot of work on debugging these saws now, but the first models out had many issues.

[HenF]

3 minutes ago, Stretchsaws said:

Just wondering why it had a new pot and piston a little while ago? Just wear and tear or did something underlying cause it? Just interested that's all.

the piston rings disintegrated and left both the pot and piston heavily scored. probly excessive wear or it could be that i was using a 24'' on it which it didnt really like

4 minutes ago, Stretchsaws said:

Husqvarna have done a lot of work on debugging these saws now, but the first models out had many issues.

my friend has a fairly new 560. will have to give it a shot and see how i get on

[Stretchsaws]

Cool. Thanks. Hope all works out well.