G'day Folks,

Spring has sprung and the sodding hedges will need hacking back to submission soon and my petrol hedge trimmer is on the blink!



I had trouble starting it - but I got that fixed.

I then had trouble getting the engine to move the cutters.

I took it to bits and got the mechanism working nicely...



I still need to get some small roller bearings but that's not the problem that I'm faced with now.

The centrifugal clutch bit seems not to engage properly. Here's a picture of the male end on the end of the motor



and here's a picture of the female bit that this expanding bit slots into...



The weird thing is that I don't see any abrasive material / lining. In an automotive situation I'd expect to see something like that...


Question 1

Does anyone know if there should be some sort of lining in there?

Question 2

Is there a dedicated online source for the parts for these machines - 'cos I can't find one that lists bits online.


Any other help will be greatly received.

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Don't leave that there - I'll take it to bits!

all the small clutches like that I've seen have had a little brake pad type material on them. I dont know what husqvarna does though, they've done things kinda their own way, but I do like them

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Lined clutches have pretty much gone by the wayside. Some premium lines may still use them, as they are quieter than their unlined counterpart.

You need more grease in the gearbox.

If the engine fails to develop enough power to move the blades, check the spark arrestor in the muffler for carbon deposits.

There's no lining on any of the similar chainsaw clutches I have ever seen.

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Best run some emery over the surfaces of the clutch to break the glaze.
Do it perpendicular to the direction of slip. Clean all lube off the surfaces.

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every small engine i have worked on had some type of lining on it. i did mostly work on high end construction equipment.

have you tried sticking a screw driver between the two halves of the the clutch to make sure it hasnt siezed together?

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I don't own a Husky trimmer, but exercising my Google-fu...

Searching on the model number, I find what looks like a parts list:
http://www.husqvarna.com/ddoc/HUSI/HUSI2002_AAaa/HUSI2002_AAaa__1062756-61.pdf

Searching on a part number from that document - for example, 537 04 01-01 - I find many web sites that at least claim to be selling the parts. More work would be required to find out if any particular vendor actually has a specific part in stock, or could obtain it in a reasonable time. If you need a part, then I wish you luck in identifying a "real" vendor who can provide satisfactory customer service.

Sometimes it helps to reformat the part number without spaces/dashes (537040101 for the above example).

Here's a couple I use:

Lawn Mower Parts

Husqvarna Parts

Lawn Mower Parts, Small Engine Parts & Much More! | PartsTree.com - Briggs, MTD, Toro, Cub Cadet, Husqvarna, Troy-bilt...

Lawn Mower Parts | Snapper | MTD | Honda | Sears | Exmark | Scag | Ariens | Cub Cadet | Toro | Simplicity | Hustler | Grasshopper | Murray

I have a Husky chainsaw and when fixing the chain oiler, I was reading and they recommended replacing the clutch / drive assy periodically which I never did. It might have been in the Husky manual.

Thank you all for an outstanding response!

I knew I could count on you. You're all bloody fabulous.

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1992 W201 190E 1.8 171,000 km - Daily driver
1981 W123 300D ~ 100,000 miles / 160,000 km - project car stripped to the bone
1965 Land Rover Series 2a Station Wagon CIS recovery therapy!
1961 Volvo PV544 Bare metal rat rod-ish thing

I'm here to chat about cars and to help others - I'm not here "to always be right" like an internet warrior



Don't leave that there - I'll take it to bits!

Been down the Bulldog lately?

Sorry I don't get that...

I thought my location was bad enough what with the rain and the damp, but you mate have it rough in slaughter house five (not one of the most cheerful places I've read about I must say).

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1992 W201 190E 1.8 171,000 km - Daily driver
1981 W123 300D ~ 100,000 miles / 160,000 km - project car stripped to the bone
1965 Land Rover Series 2a Station Wagon CIS recovery therapy!
1961 Volvo PV544 Bare metal rat rod-ish thing

I'm here to chat about cars and to help others - I'm not here "to always be right" like an internet warrior



Don't leave that there - I'll take it to bits!

Bulldog Coffee Shop.....

Oh right - the penny has dropped...

I had to google it - sorry - I'd never heard of it before! I'm quite sure that kind of place has very special rates for tourists... If you come over here to visit you'd be better off going off the "beaten" tourist track - avoid places like that like the plague you'll only get ripped off.

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1992 W201 190E 1.8 171,000 km - Daily driver
1981 W123 300D ~ 100,000 miles / 160,000 km - project car stripped to the bone
1965 Land Rover Series 2a Station Wagon CIS recovery therapy!
1961 Volvo PV544 Bare metal rat rod-ish thing

I'm here to chat about cars and to help others - I'm not here "to always be right" like an internet warrior



Don't leave that there - I'll take it to bits!