Chains cannot get cover off put chain on!

daveet6666

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Trying to get chain on and having problems! For one the screws on the cover of the plate your supposed to take off are now stripped that covers never coming off! For two I tried holding clutch lever in feeding chain through over 10 times today! Gets all the way with one link through quits turning! Need advice and thanks
 
That's what she said! :p

I'm not clear on what you mean by "Gets all the way with one link through quits turning!" Is the sprocket not properly fixed to the shaft, that you are spinning by turning the clutch plate by hand? You are turning the clutch plate, right? Not just trying to push the chain in.. o_O
 
You need that cover off, as later you'll need to grease that area - many ways to try, but you should really get a cheap impact driver since it always works and you'll need it for other things from time to time - should be less than $10.
 
shouldn't have problems there - just take out spark plug, put a rag over head so nothing falls inside, put spark plug tool on sprocket nut, put end of chain on bottom of sprocket and turn nut clockwise to wind chain around
 
Crassius is right about pulling the spark plug it takes away the compression however I had the same problem but never could get the plate off the front so I used a big giant screwdriver is a fulcrum and pride the sprocket one tooth at a time around eventually getting enough change to grab onto.
I then put a very small screwdriver through the chain and pull it to loosen up the engine I'm guessing it's never been started before correct?
Once you get that gear moving in a couple revolutions it'll start to loosen up But I think he is way better with since you got the cover off
 
And not to be disrespectful or anything but when I tried to get mine off I tried my small impact gun and it made things worse
Eventually I had to use my speed out set and I had to use my impact gun because they were so strict I was forced to use my SPEEDOUT jhbit set to get him out because there was nothing to grab onto anymore so I had to get the speed out bit to get the screws out
 
HAND impact driver is often needed - motored ones will tear up anything that doesn't have hex heads
 
When the head is striped I use a 1/4 drill bit to drill the head off. Go slow and when the heads gone you can remove the cover and grab the screw that is sticking out with vice grips. Then replace them with allens. On some of the new engines the gears are not cut to well. you can see and feel the burr at the end of the teeth. Slightly tapering the ends of the teeth removing the burr with a sanding wheel on a dremel makes the gear accept the chain much more smoothly. Just enough to remove the burr.
 
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