Removed clutch cover with brake on -562XP

[Stag]

Hi all

Quick question. Like a fool, I went to clean my 562XP yesterday and removed the clutch cover when the chain brake was engaged. It took me a minute to realize what I had done!

However, I was able to position the cover around the clutch, engage the brake and disengage it successfully. (YouTube trick showed me how).

My question is: Could this have caused any damage to the clutch? I'm mostly referring to the removal of the clutch cover. I didn't yank hard, but I kept wondering why it was tricky to remove.

I haven't run the saw since, everything spins freely and the chain brake still works.

Thanks

 

[Bob Hedgecutter]

I doubt you did a whole lot of damage to the clutch- but maybe the brake band.
Got to perform some strange forces to get an engaged brake off the clutch bell and if you didn't have to yank hard- maybe something was wrong already. Engaged they get a pretty firm grip!