Chainsaw Clutch removal

[JohnnyTillotson]

Anyone have experiance getting a chainsaw clutch off? I'm trying to get the clutch off of a chainsaw that has hardly any room around it to put a gear puller's arms around it. It's sunken into the frame of the chainsaw frame. Whats worse is in order to get the motor out of the chainsaw frame, there are bolts behind the clutch that I have to remove. So I need the clutch off first. And I'm all like "huh?"

Why must they do this to me.

 

[capguncowboy]

Pictures?

 

[lawn-boy biker]

On the saws I have disassembled the clutch was threaded on.

 

[JohnnyTillotson]

Pictures?

Turns out I didn't take any. Haha. Which is odd for me. I'll take some tonight

 

[JohnnyTillotson]

On the saws I have disassembled the clutch was threaded on.

Ah ha! You may be on to something my Lawn-Boy bikin' friend. So you unscrewed it counter clockwise with something? It did have a nut but did not look like it was threaded on otherwise.

 

[JohnnyTillotson]

On the saws I have disassembled the clutch was threaded on.

Here is a good shot of someone else's I stole online.

 

[lawn-boy biker]

So you unscrewed it counter clockwise with something?

It's been about 10 or 12 years since I worked on them...I just don't recall.
Check for exposed threads to determine right or left hand thread.

 

[capguncowboy]

It's been about 10 or 12 years since I worked on them...I just don't recall.
Check for exposed threads to determine right or left hand thread.

If it is threaded, I would guess it goes in the same direction as the engine rotation, so it doesn't come off during operation

 

[JohnnyTillotson]

If it is threaded, I would guess it goes in the same direction as the engine rotation, so it doesn't come off during operation

Yeah that would make sense. Heres my chainsaw. There are no set screws for the shaft but I see a key so I dont think it will screw off.

Damn fine lookin motor. Will be perfect for my Build Off bike if I can get it going.

 

[JohnnyTillotson]

I got the clutch the same way you would get a Tecumseh flywheel off. Prying and tapping. Vintage chainsaw guys told me that one over on their forum.