Stihl 034 Questions???

[Backtroller]

Plastic clutch cover? All of the 034 and 036 ones I have seen have been metal.

Is it aftermarket or a different model's cover?

 

[jmssaws]

Probably not the original cover.
Unless it's a wood boss thing.
I don't see what a plastic one hurts though.

 

[drf256]

I had an OEM plastic cover. Dall has it now.

 

[MustangMike]

I think it was a wood boss, but it is a OEM Stihl plastic chain cover.

 

[jmssaws]

I have a couple oem plastic covers

 

[Backtroller]

Interesting. Thanks, I learned something new today.

 

[dall]

I had an OEM plastic cover. Dall has it now.

i changed it out for a metal oem one and put the plastic one on a 046 from craigslist i am starting to collect the metal covers i have about 8 with broken spots and ive bought 4 nice ones in the last couple weeks

 

[RI Chevy]

You need a west coast cover Dallas.
My 029 comes stock with a plastic cover. I hate them. I think the metal ones are better. I bought an AM cover for it.

 

[huskihl]

Might be wrong, but all the 029, 039....covers were plastic, although identical. Previous owners may have thrown one on a pro saw for whatever reason and sold it like that

 

[dall]

You need a west coast cover Dallas.
My 029 comes stock with a plastic cover. I hate them. I think the metal ones are better. I bought an AM cover for it.

lol i prefer the regular size so the chips come out easier lol

 

[RI Chevy]

Lol. Good point. The west coast covers look neat though. Lol

 

[drf256]

i changed it out for a metal oem one and put the plastic one on a 046 from craigslist i am starting to collect the metal covers i have about 8 with broken spots and ive bought 4 nice ones in the last couple weeks

I may be able to fix the broke-ed ones Dall.

 

[dall]

ill get them sent to you al and what you can fix is yours i shouldnt need more than the ones i have collected lately

 

[BuckthornBonnie]

Ive had a couple 034s with plastic covers. I think they were on some 034s but I dont know for sure (got called out on FHC for speculating). The part number does start with an 1125 and there's an ancient lakeside reference to them on AS. These 1125s have a lot of variations with a ton of tech notes over the years.

I own 6 034/034super/036/360 and have 2 or 3 in total parts right now.

 

[BuckthornBonnie]

i changed it out for a metal oem one and put the plastic one on a 046 from craigslist i am starting to collect the metal covers i have about 8 with broken spots and ive bought 4 nice ones in the last couple weeks

Depending on where theyre busted, l've been cutting smashed clutch covers and making them into designated noodling covers. Theyre risky for any other type of cutting (falling... Yikes!) but theyre a blast on an 064 buried in soft maple.

 

[Wood Doctor]

Was that case painted/powdered ? Looks nice either way.

I painted it with oil base to match the cover as closely as possible. Not easy because Stihl keeps changing the off-white paint color about every five years and never reveals the color. So, you have to eye-ball it and hope for the best. Thanks for the compliment. This is one of my favorite saws, and today it will almost stay even with my MS 361.

 

[Backtroller]

A little off topic Mike, but be sure to check if the choke is closing completely with the metal spring that the control lever rides against when you get to that point.

My newest build took 12 pulls to start. I was beginning to think that the coil was bad. When I got It started It ran beautifully. It started warm with one pull. I checked everything again. I was pulling my hair out.

I finally noticed that the choke was not completely closing when in the choke position because that metal spring was so bent out of shape that it would not hold the control lever in the closed position. I was able to bend it back into shape and now it closes well and starts easier.

 

[MustangMike]

Will be sure to check that!

 

[RI Chevy]

Depending on where theyre busted, l've been cutting smashed clutch covers and making them into designated noodling covers. Theyre risky for any other type of cutting (falling... Yikes!) but theyre a blast on an 064 buried in soft maple.

Exactly what does a noodling cover look like if I may ask?

 

[MustangMike]

Exactly what does a noodling cover look like if I may ask?

They cut away some of the protection so the chips (noodles) don't clog things up. It is also why a lot of people use the West Coast covers, they dispense the noodles better.