Customer complaint is that his brand new Husqvarna T540 Mark III chainsaw is locked up. Lets tear this saw down, look at the differences from the mark II and find out why its seized. #smallenginerepair
Great video Scott! I "disturbed" the metal clip reinstalling the carb on a performance build. And yes, some of those fasteners are on there freakishly tight. On the second pull it locked up. Luckily the clip was wedged in between the crank lobe and the case. No damage was done to the saw, but I sure was sweating it while I was tearing it down.
Someone can bring me a locked up saw and I'm wildly curious to explore the reason for the failure. If a saw I just worked on locks up its a very different feeling. I know you were sweatin it. Glad to hear it worked out.
I had a 290 Stihl that lost part of the muffler- little rectangular flat piece that went back into the cylinder. Heard a strange rattle for a bit, but it ran fine. Then tried to start it, locked up tight. Gave it a shake and then it pulled over. Took the muffler off and fished it out of the cylinder- somehow no bore or piston damage. A year later, a friend was running his 290 and I heard the very same noise. Had him shut it off, fished the same piece out of the muffler, hadn’t made it into the cylinder yet.
Buddy I just bought a mk3 to replace my mk2. I was very excited to see you tear it down I agree there are quite a few improvement. I hope you are correct with regard to the 1/5000.
Awesome clip! Using a T540XP Mark I, this definitely makes me want to hold on to that one as long as possible! Man it's tight beneath the hood on these.
This was really interesting. Hopefully this is a one-off and doesn't become a common manufacturing issue on this particular model. Thank you for sharing- looking forward to watching your other videos.
Husqvarna just called for the saw and I sent it to them. I probably won't hear back from them but at least they have the unit for examination. Thanks for watching!
I went to the factory in Jonkoping back in 05, they had a lab we went by where the guys assembling couldn't be disturbed, someone left the door open I guess :D
That Was a Very Perplexing Issue Maybe If They Put a Couple Barbs on That Metal Tab To Lock it In In The Boot and That White Cover They Could Solve This From Ever Occurring Again 😀 Those Saws Are New Too Me Have Not Seen One Across My Bench Yet Have Worked on a Few of The Earlier Series 😀 Pretty Powerful Saws
VERY INTERESTING INSPECTION AND WHAT YOU FOUND TO BE THE ISSUE WITH THIS SAW. I AM GOING TO BUY THE NEW 540-3 SOON AND THANK YOU FOR THE VIDEO. BY THE WAY I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHERE YOU GOT YOUR INSPECTION CAMERA FROM AND HOW WELL YOU LIKE IT ? THANKS TOM
I bought the camera on amazon after wading through the many choices. For me it was important to have a small diameter head and a dual camera setup with the side camera. I probably paid 50-60 bux for the one you see here.
I remember the spat between Elux and Husky where Elux wanted to make the small Husky saws at the Poulan factory in Ohio. That brought us missing circlips in the new at the time 385xp saw...
I have a pretty new t540 m3, can't have more then an hour or two of use and its driving me crazy. It will reliably start up from a cold start, but once warm it is a nightmare to start again. It takes a bunch of pulls, shuts off or bogs down and the issue is pretty persistent. I think Im going to have to take it in for warranty but I'm very annoyed that this new saw is this much trouble. Have you found any other m3 with this problem? Thanks for your video.
That one was sent back. I just put major parts groups into baggies and threw the whole mess into a box. I figure they probably have someone there that knows how it goes back together 🙂
Great video. I have a Husky 450 Rancher, which I have only used about 2 times ever. I was looking to actually purchase one of these to replace the 450. I want to put a 12" bar on it and keep it in my truck as an emergency saw. The 450 is just entirely too large for this task. Not knowing a lot about saws, I feel Husqvarna is the right level of duty for someone who only needs a saw in a pinch. Thoughts on getting a "pro" level husky f or a premium consumer level user who MAY crank it once a year? I don't know much about chainsaws; which is why I am asking you, as a repairman.
The type of use you describe and storing it in a truck is a scenario I see often and those folks are using the battery version of this saw. You do need to keep a battery charged but you will never have a gummed up carb cuz it sat for a year. Another option I see is storing an empty gas powered saw in the cab with a can of engineered fuel in the bed. The size and ease of storage are most important when its just an emergency saw. An Echo 2511T might not be a bad choice because of its small size.
Every time I find myself using my top handled saw when on the ground I recall the pro advice not to do it. The very design is set up for one handed use, which is more dangerous but sometimes essential in the tree. On the ground you can usually find a safer stance where a saw with widely separated handles gives better control.
Huh. I haven't seen another. I wish I would have read the comments earlier as I was with our Husqvarna territory rep all day. I would have asked him about it.
Reminds me of my experience with my Stihl FS38 trimmer. One of the 2 nuts behind the air filter worked itself loose and went into the cylinder. There is nothing really locking those nuts in place except the air filter. Bad engineering.
Got a question for ya.. a friend gave me a echo 550 EVL chainsaw got it running but leaking too much bar oil when it’s running I can’t find no adjustment screw any help would be appreciated… keep up the good work Thanks... I think the saw is like 35 or so years old.
We have to hang on to them for a period of time in case the manufacturer wants them back. After that they are "field destroyed". Thats my official answer.
@@albertkropp Not if they still have a serial number tag on them. At least with husqvarna part of the claim process is sending a pic of the unit with the serial tag removed and destroyed. I really don't think the manufactureres care what the dealer does with these units as long as they don't have to ever cover a warranty claim on a unit they already replaced.
Ohh no here we go again? The last model the dealership stop selling because every saw came back .do to flaws??.you would think they fixed this model..I bought the mk2 version and the case or seal was leaking oil..literally 2 tanks of gas and during breaking it in Gently