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Originally Posted by slough shark
Well when I had taken it apart after it overheated there was a piece of metal that came off of the clutch or clutch drum. Do you know if the saw will run with a failing bearing for even a short time?
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Yes they will run, it acts like you ran out of bar oil (chain comes to a fast stop when you let the throttle). They start “bogging” down when you give it some throttle. The more the bearing fails the more friction. I’ve replaced a few but never seen it take out a clutch. I usually manually roll my chain over on my saws after I tighten the chain or sharpen it. If something is not right you’ll know.
Do you remember if there was any needles missing in the bearing when you first took it apart?