MS 461 piston exploded

[Terry Syd]

Well, if it is out of warranty - you might want to put a Chinese piston back in it....

 

[Glock37]

Oem piston are cheap enough now adays


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[Terry Syd]

Mate, it was a joke. Think about it, the OEM is a known faulty piston, you've got one sitting in front of you.

 

[Four Paws]

Well, if it is out of warranty - you might want to put a Chinese piston back in it....

Oem piston are cheap enough now adays


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Isn't Stihl casting their top ends at a foundry in China?

 

[Terry Syd]

If I was racing a bike and had a piston let go like that, AND I found out that the stock piston had failed in other bikes - I'd try and find a better piston to stick back in the bike. I would use the same philosophy in my saws.

Anybody have any experience or have ever heard of how a Meteor piston works in a 461?

 

[Chainsaw Jim]

They kept his whole saw and refused to return it?!!!!!!!
Here comes a B-52 bomber ready to drop a full load of "F-bombs".

 

[Terry Syd]

Maybe someone could check and see if Stihl now has a different part number for the piston.

 

[Deets066]

The 461 is definitely limited, that said...a dull chain and poor technique could cause saw to be bouncing off the limiter all the time.

Not sayin that's the case but a possibility. Pretty *s-wordty what they did to him

 

[Terry Syd]

Isn't that an argument that they set their rev limiter too high? - The saw isn't reliable at those speeds. It still doesn't sound like an 'operator error' to me, more like the piston and/or rev limiter aren't appropriate for a commercial saw.

Wow, they took the bloke's saw from him. What was all that about? They wouldn't be trying to do a cover-up would they? - I wonder if there are more stories like this to come out of the woodwork.

Hmm, is there a new part number for the coil?

 

[Glock37]

I looked meteor dont make a piston for the 461 will a 046 piston work ?


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[Deets066]

I looked meteor dont make a piston for the 461 will a 046 piston work ?


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No

 

[Deets066]

Strato piston

 

[Glock37]

Ok


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[Poleman]

Yep.....they kept his saw, so he was out a saw and any compensation. Said it wouldn't be warranties and kept it.....sounds like their making excuses and hiding something.

 

[mdavlee]

Strato piston

There's no cut outs since it's not a fresh air strato. If the skirts are wide enough and ring pins fit I think it would work if the crown height matches.

 

[Deets066]

Really?

I haven't opened mine up yet

 

[Adirondackstihl]

Yeah
Not your typical strato
They have a standard looking windowed piston.

 

[CR888]

I can understand a brand wanting to inspect a product for warranty approval/disapproval but at no point does Stihl 'own' the customers product unless they choose to replace it. At that stage I would imagine a form would get signed legally outlining this. That is not right what they did and I am not sure what legal foot their standing on. That sux, I'd go em on principle. I wonder whether Stihls hefty 'price reduction' on OEM pistons has anything to do with these failures. I hope the quality has not changed.

 

[Adirondackstihl]

Any OEM replacement piston I've bought in the last year or so have been Kolbenschmidt

 

[Terry Syd]

Any OEM replacement piston I've bought in the last year or so have been Kolbenschmidt

Anybody know if the Kolbenschmidt piston is the same part number as any earlier pistons?