Broke pin BH-77

[Jimmy3800]

you'll have to determine which side is 'good' and secure that one to an immovable object THEN try the threaded rod trick.
if you don't secure the good side, tightening the rod may bend the good side towards the bad.

when I do this , I tighten a full turn, then pause for 10-15 seconds, repeat until it's parallel, then do it 2 more times, then go have lunch, 1/2 hr later, come back and undo the nuts on rod, measure. It may take 1-2 more turns to get parallel as the steel will 'bounce back' a bit.

Thanks I’ll try that

 

[Jimmy3800]

S

What were you doing when it broke?

Digging a small stump. There is a grease ring around that pin it’s funny it broke at that point

 

[GreensvilleJay]

curious ! I dug out 4 pine stumps this summer, 1.5-3' diameter with my BX23S, No 'issues'.

 

[Sammy3700]

So far I have been fortunate with mine however the earlier ones did have a recall my serial number was is after the recall I have not b able to find it, it was posted here several years back