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eric4 replied to the thread STIHL The Official Stihl Chainsaws Thread.The case is back together, but the crank has a lot of drag. Seems like it's brushing against the side of the case? I'll try to heat up... -
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In the middle of an 026 build myself. It's been a fun and easy saw to work on, for the most part.
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eric4 replied to the thread STIHL The Official Stihl Chainsaws Thread.They are surprisingly easy! A big change from taking apart something like a MS441. Seems like the air filter is a bit restrictive, so...
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eric4 replied to the thread STIHL The Official Stihl Chainsaws Thread.Whelp my heat gun died right when I went to press my 462 cases together - one side at 300* and the other out of the freezer... New...
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eric4 replied to the thread STIHL The Official Stihl Chainsaws Thread.Ok I'll give that a shot. I realized I was careless when hammering on the crank, and damaged the threads slightly... smart guy! I'll...
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eric4 replied to the thread STIHL The Official Stihl Chainsaws Thread.I used a heat gun and an infrared thermometer. Will attempt to re-assemble using the same technique tomorrow! Maybe I'll even put the...
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eric4 replied to the thread STIHL The Official Stihl Chainsaws Thread.I was successful on splitting both halves! Time to splice the two good halves together... Any tips on this part? I imagine it can be...
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eric4 replied to the thread STIHL The Official Stihl Chainsaws Thread.Gave this a go today, and wasn't able to get it split. I loosened all 5 case bolts, heated the pockets to nearly 300* and gave the crank...
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eric4 replied to the thread STIHL The Official Stihl Chainsaws Thread.You can purchase knockoff covers in the tall west-coast style as well. They're about $20 instead of $90.
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I got this back in the mail today
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eric4 replied to the thread STIHL The Official Stihl Chainsaws Thread.Thank you for the tip! I'll dig up my heat gun and thermometer. Just got the second 462 today, and it's the correct case design. Will...
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I test my M-Tronic 261 by laying the spark plug on the cylinder and get spark that way (no issues). The M-Tronics have a specific...
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eric4 replied to the thread STIHL The Official Stihl Chainsaws Thread.I went thru all the connections, re-gapped the coil to .008, and with a hard yank of the cord, the spark is back! Saw fires on one pull...
