Lets make a Stihl MS460

[redline4]

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Thanks to you I about have mine complete! I had to take some screen shots of the brake assembly from your thread to get mine set up, as all the parts were missing.

I'm glad it helped!

Your 460 is definitely better looking than mine.

 

[Mowerr]

So I bought an "after market " air filter from saw again for my 460 and it comes with a little foam insert. https://sawagain.com/products/stihl...-660-ms-780-ms-880-air-filter-00001201654-new
Am I supposed to remove anything to use that air filter? Or am I not suppose to install it with that foam insert?
It does fit on with the foam insert but I just wanted to make sure I'm using it right because I cannot find any info on this from YouTube, saw again, or any other sites.

 

[redline4]

So I bought an "after market " air filter from saw again for my 460 and it comes with a little foam insert. https://sawagain.com/products/stihl...-660-ms-780-ms-880-air-filter-00001201654-new
Am I supposed to remove anything to use that air filter? Or am I not suppose to install it with that foam insert?
It does fit on with the foam insert but I just wanted to make sure I'm using it right because I cannot find any info on this from YouTube, saw again, or any other sites.

If my memory is correct, I think it's there more to absorb any spitback. If it fits and you want to leave it, leave it. I know I have one like that on one of my saws.

 

[Wonkydonkey]

So I bought an "after market " air filter from saw again for my 460 and it comes with a little foam insert. https://sawagain.com/products/stihl...-660-ms-780-ms-880-air-filter-00001201654-new
Am I supposed to remove anything to use that air filter? Or am I not suppose to install it with that foam insert?
It does fit on with the foam insert but I just wanted to make sure I'm using it right because I cannot find any info on this from YouTube, saw again, or any other sites.

As Ed says you can choose to leave it in or take it out.

I think I tried both ways with that AF on my 044. I believe it ran slightly better without (slight carb adjustment needed) but the spit back made the filter wet . So I opted to use the foam so I didn’t get saw dust sticking to a wet patch on the AF

 

[huskihl]

So I bought an "after market " air filter from saw again for my 460 and it comes with a little foam insert. https://sawagain.com/products/stihl...-660-ms-780-ms-880-air-filter-00001201654-new
Am I supposed to remove anything to use that air filter? Or am I not suppose to install it with that foam insert?
It does fit on with the foam insert but I just wanted to make sure I'm using it right because I cannot find any info on this from YouTube, saw again, or any other sites.

What Ed said^.

To add to it, if you already have the plastic spit guard in place, you don’t need it. But it’s so open that it won’t hurt anything.

 

[Glennmac]

Starting my assembly of an MS 460 tomorrow. I found this thread just in time. Thanks so much for taking the time to talk about the often overlooked details.