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| #Post#: 87630-------------------------------------------------- | |
| XP 1000 recoil lube? | |
| By: super44 Date: February 6, 2021, 9:16 am | |
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| I am doing a resurrection on an XP 1000 and before I put the | |
| rewind on should I give it a dab of lube of some kind? Thanks | |
| #Post#: 87636-------------------------------------------------- | |
| Re: XP 1000 recoil lube? | |
| By: Cut4fun Date: February 8, 2021, 6:50 am | |
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| I myself dont use anything on recoils. But I also dont know | |
| older saws. | |
| So I ask the guys in my chainsaw repair group FB with the older | |
| saws. Guy I know says he uses graphite powder. Does not collect | |
| sawdust and dirt | |
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| Re: XP 1000 recoil lube? | |
| By: super44 Date: February 8, 2021, 8:18 am | |
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| Graphite powder makes sense. Thanks | |
| #Post#: 87643-------------------------------------------------- | |
| Re: XP 1000 recoil lube? | |
| By: Chainsawrepair Date: February 9, 2021, 7:22 am | |
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| Another guy says he sprays down in PB blaster on sticky ones. | |
| Then air pressure dry and set a bit before use. | |
| #Post#: 87645-------------------------------------------------- | |
| Re: XP 1000 recoil lube? | |
| By: super44 Date: February 9, 2021, 8:09 am | |
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| I'm waiting on a carb kit and it should run but I may need to | |
| open up the rewind as it seems to not stay sprung. | |
| #Post#: 87671-------------------------------------------------- | |
| Re: XP 1000 recoil lube? | |
| By: jmester Date: February 14, 2021, 5:28 pm | |
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| I use graphite powder or from a spray can from Napa | |
| https://www.napaonline.com/en/p/MCR1413 | |
| What ever you use just make sure it is dry. Or you will have a | |
| sticky recoil. Once all the dust sticks to it. I have also used | |
| a scotch brite pad and ran the recoil spring threw to clean. | |
| #Post#: 87688-------------------------------------------------- | |
| Re: XP 1000 recoil lube? | |
| By: super44 Date: February 18, 2021, 4:06 pm | |
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| I have some key lock deicer that I might try after I get the new | |
| recoil spring. Today I rebuilt the carb and got to hear it run | |
| in a piece of poplar. Still need to do some more TLC on it but | |
| it seems like a strong saw. | |
| #Post#: 87732-------------------------------------------------- | |
| Re: XP 1000 recoil lube? | |
| By: Al Smith Date: March 3, 2021, 7:03 am | |
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| I've worked on a lot of old saws and this is what I've found | |
| .Some older saws had a plastic or nylon bushing on the starter | |
| drum that can be worn so the drum runs eccentric .This will | |
| cause the drum to run eccentric with the pawls on the flywheel | |
| causing it to bind .The fix could be making a brass bushing for | |
| the drum that will never wear out in a life time .The drum | |
| starter string needs would about one more wrap that it it takes | |
| to fully retract .Too loose it won't retract completely .Too | |
| tight it could cause the spring to bind up . | |
| #Post#: 87736-------------------------------------------------- | |
| Re: XP 1000 recoil lube? | |
| By: super44 Date: March 3, 2021, 8:32 am | |
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| I used some Birchwood Casey "Moly Lube". It's a dry film lube | |
| intended for air guns and semi auto guns. The recoil spring had | |
| a new end bent on it at some point so I found a new one. The | |
| bar was in need of a refurbish so I did that also, now it's | |
| time to give it a spin in some good size wood. | |
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