MS460 Teardown-Comments Welcome

[Keith Gandy]

Screwdriver with notch cut on the end. Pry in behind lip and pull on each side

 

[Keith Gandy]

Drill 2 small holes on each side of seal and screw in drywall screws about 1 turn. Vice grips applied to the head and tap from behind alil on each side to work the seal out but the screwdriver method will work usually

 

[Keith Gandy]

The other option Mike is a 200$ Stihl seal puller

 

[Keith Gandy]

Mike be careful not to scratch or mar the crankshaft or the new seal will have nothing to seal on

 

[Canadian farm boy]

Screwdriver with notch cut on the end. Pry in behind lip and pull on each side

Something like this? This is what I use. Works great

 

[Keith Gandy]

Exactly!!

 

[MustangMike]

Thanks guys, I was trying to search on line, and I almost got my computer hacked! It was very strange!

That tool look easy enough to make, and I picked up some extra screw drivers on my most recent visit to HF.

Bet I could use my square file to make that!

 

[Canadian farm boy]

Thanks guys, I was trying to search on line, and I almost got my computer hacked! It was very strange!

That tool look easy enough to make, and I picked up some extra screw drivers on my most recent visit to HF.

Bet I could use my square file to make that!

I just used the corner of the grinding wheel on my bench grinder.

 

[beaglebriar]

Dont forget our host of this forum has alot of the tools needed also.

Just ordered some parts from them before I joined the forum. Now I'm glad I did!

 

[Deets066]

Got any pics of that 046 mike?

 

[Adirondackstihl]

I'll take a pic of my seal "puller" for ya.

Get the piston kit from our buddy.
Think they're only $45-ish

 

[MustangMike]

Way ahead of ya Jeremy!

Now, I pulled the muff cover. There are no machine marks left on the piston, but the saw is running strong, and clean as heck, inside the muff almost looks new. Would you still replace the piston???

Deets, you want pics of the 046-D jug, or of the 460 saw???

 

[Adirondackstihl]

Way ahead of ya Jeremy!

Now, I pulled the muff cover. There are not machine marks left on the piston, but the saw is running strong, and clean as heck, inside the muff almost looks new. Would you still replace the piston???

Deets, you want pics of the 046-D jug, or of the 460 saw???

I would
I bet the intake side is worn more than the exhaust side.
And for the cost.......it's worth it IMO

 

[Mastermind]

I would
I bet the intake side is worn more than the exhaust side.
And for the cost.......it's worth it IMO

Agreed.

 

[angelo c]

Hmmm...that would be "wrong island"....

 

[mdavlee]

I'll take a pic of my seal "puller" for ya.

Get the piston kit from our buddy.
Think they're only $45-ish

The 046 piston is the only one that hasn't dropped at my dealer. Hoping after the new year they get a new price list that is updated.

 

[angelo c]

Thats an awesome offer Mike!! A day in a shop watching someone port and take a saw apart or reassemble a saw would clear alota questions for u ! Just to watch him port with the handpieces and how that works would be a very good start if u wanna start all this porting a saw fad/nonsense!!!! Ive showed John porting and he has taken up shop with me!!! Lol! He has ordered his own foredom kit, cc angle, and cc burrs! He said porting was very relaxing

Porting Schmorting....id go to "wrong island" for the homemade Italian sausage(soppresatto) Al makes...

 

[mdavlee]

The pizza up there is what I'd like to have. There's good pizza everywhere in Jersey and NY.

 

[Deets066]

Way ahead of ya Jeremy!

Now, I pulled the muff cover. There are no machine marks left on the piston, but the saw is running strong, and clean as heck, inside the muff almost looks new. Would you still replace the piston???

Deets, you want pics of the 046-D jug, or of the 460 saw???

The whole saw, so we can see how much YOU SUCK

 

[drf256]

Porting Schmorting....id go to "wrong island" for the homemade Italian sausage(soppresatto) Al makes...

We're car pooling to the upstate GTG this year Angelo.