Bar nose sprocket replace?

[67L36Driver]

Can one replace the nose sprocket on a Stihl .325” x 20” bar?

I was ambushed by the previous owner. A .325” x 20” on a Stihl 045 Super with a 3/8” drive sprocket. Chain tension cranked up TIGHT!

Almost new bar lasted three or four minutes.

 

[Jscb1b]

It doesn't look like a replaceable tip. As hot as it got, it is trash anyway.

 

[Philbert]

It is possible. Finding the parts could be a challenge.

I will link to an ArboristSite thread I did on this (removing, cleaning, and replacing a nose sprocket). But I was reusing the original parts.

Nose Sprocket Rescue - Illustrated!

In another thread, a member asked about saving a guide bar after hitting his chaps - the nose sprocket seized up: http://www.arboristsite.com/community/threads/help-can-i-save-the-bar.256137/#post-4785989 At a recent GTG we did a chaps test/demonstration that also seized up a couple of nose...

www.arboristsite.com

Philbert