Ryobi Brush Cutter Clutch Wear Question

[Erich_870]

Here's a couple more pics.

You'll notice most of the wear is on the leading edge of each clutch pad.

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y261/E ... 190598.jpg

In this one you can see the leading edges got pretty hot (blue tint)

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y261/E ... 190604.jpg

I'm thinking I still order a new drum and see how that goes.

Erich

[Erich_870]

Can anyone tell me how to get the clutch off? I need to remove the back housing and I'm having no luck removing the clutch.

Thanks,

Erich

[hd4ou]

rope trick. pull the plug and run enough 3/16 or 1/4 inch rope in the hole to stop the piston from moving and then back the clutch off in the direction the big word "off" says to.

[Erich_870]

rope trick. pull the plug and run enough 3/16 or 1/4 inch rope in the hole to stop the piston from moving and then back the clutch off in the direction the big word "off" says to.

Worked like a charm! Thanks.

Now I just have to make sure I can put the pull start back together. The spring got a little crazy when I was pulling it out. If it's not one thing, it's another...

Erich

[billsmowers]

rope trick. pull the plug and run enough 3/16 or 1/4 inch rope in the hole to stop the piston from moving and then back the clutch off in the direction the big word "off" says to.

Worked like a charm! Thanks.

Now I just have to make sure I can put the pull start back together. The spring got a little crazy when I was pulling it out. If it's not one thing, it's another...

Erich

THIS IS WHAT WE USE TO REFIT THE RECOIL SPRING http://durafix.com/ez-coil/index.html

HOPE IT WILL HELP IT HAS SAVED A LOT OF FRUSTRATION WHEN REFITTING THE SPRING

BILL

[Erich_870]

Bill,

Thanks for the link. I figured out how to get the spring back in the spring container by hand.

Now I'm stuck trying to figure out how to put the starter pulley assembly back in the starter housing and get tension on the starter rope. Can anyone direct me to or explain the procedure?

Thanks guys,

Erich

[Wildcat+]

You said you have been running the unit hard and could smell something hot. I'm just curious but if this is a cable that drives the lower end, what do both ends of the drive cable look like? Are the ends nice and square to fit in the square slot of the clutch drum and the gearbox or perhaps they are rounded off and thus causing the slippage with the clutch itself?
Pat

[Erich_870]

Pat,

The drive shaft is a solid rod with square ends (verses a flexible wire shaft). I just pulled it out and the ends look straight and square still, so I don't think there's any slipping going on at the drive shaft ends.

I'm still thinking I loaded the motor before I had the RPM's all the way up.

On a different note, I'm still stuck on re-installing the pull starter assembly!

Erich

[norm]

That wear pattern in the clutch shell is at least 1/4" off center. It's hard to believe the cause is not obvious. As for installing the pull cord, without seeing it, (a pic might hel;p), I have always been able to hook a string to the spring, wind it inside the spring housing , pull it to wind up the spring, replace the string with the pull cord and let it rewind back into the housing.

[Dan Swami]

if you intend to do some serious brushcutting
that piece of equipment is not intended to do hard work

clutch/overheating/melting are all common problems on that opening price point trimmer

good brush cutters sell at $250/ to over $1000
that one is in the $100 bracket
see gardnerinc.com
look at recon tools

if you work that unit hard.... you will be posting photos and asking question a lot