What About Those 036 Kits? The "Bottom Feeders" Of The Kit Saw World?

[Jughead]

No press needed Jake.the only thing I press is bearings coming out of the cases on a rebuild and it's only a small portable one from harbor freight that was less than $50.
Installation gets done with a heat gun.

 

[Mattyo]

if they offered a stihl 290/310/390 kit i would build one because i don't have a press.

No need for a press

Heat gun or torch on pto side....then pull flywheel side through like this:

I'm taking notes on walts vids...they r very helpful.

 

[Definitive Dave]

there is a 290 kit but not from Farmertec, i built and ran one but decided not to sell them because I dont want to be tech support for a billion ebay customers

 

[67L36Driver]

if they offered a stihl 290/310/390 kit i would build one because i don't have a press.

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You don't need a press. Oven and freezer will get the crankcase together in short order.

 

[huskyboy]

I don't think you need a press for a clamshell or a heat gun for that matter

 

[Czed]

I just toss the chinese decomps to many failures but some like them is there a good non oem cheap one out there.

 

[afleetcommand]

http://www.harborfreight.com/12-ton-a-frame-industrial-heavy-duty-floor-shop-press-1667.html

 

[Czed]

http://www.harborfreight.com/12-ton-a-frame-industrial-heavy-duty-floor-shop-press-1667.html

Two guys i know have those i used them many times they're excellent I've done truck hub bearing removals no prob they will handle it.

 

[dall]

i have a little 6 ton press its more than you need for do a saw and ive done some other work with it also

 

[Jughead]

http://www.harborfreight.com/6-ton-a-frame-bench-shop-press-1666.html
This one Dall? Same one that I have.some stuff is a tight squeeze but saw cases work great in it.

 

[dall]

no its not the A frame model

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Summit-Shop...:g:T1MAAOSwI-BWIqqv&item=391196666640&vxp=mtr

 

[dall]

i thought the a frame one wasnt big enough opening

 

[Crzybowhntr]

i thought the a frame one wasnt big enough opening

I'll trade you an 036 kit saw straight up for your MOFO 036.

 

[Jughead]

i thought the a frame one wasnt big enough opening

so far so good.tight squeeze on 288 cases

 

[dall]

I'll trade you an 036 kit saw straight up for your MOFO 036.

lol its not going anywhere lol

 

[BuckthornBonnie]

Walt--- welcome to the 1125 series! As you said, they're one of the easiest saws to work on. Heck, only one stud holds the cylinder top cover on! Lol.
Im curious as to what Huztl provided for the oil line (the notorious connection between pump and outlet). Ive used alternatives to the stihl line with success.

 

[BuckthornBonnie]

I've been looking for a 036 but they art around here...the guys that do have them won't give them up

036? 034? Ummm... ehh... ummm. Never heard of em?
Edit- theyre mine I tell ya... all mine!

 

[afleetcommand]

i thought the a frame one wasnt big enough opening

I saw those and was thinking of taking the bottom "guide" bar the press goes through and re mounting it up on the "A" a bit. Would add a few more inches. You really don't need a lot of force and one of these presses enables so many other saw & outboard & motorcycle type projects. I hate using a flame around the nylon caged bearings & even heat. Maybe a max of 250 degrees (F) as I did on the Husqvarna's. And for the $100-$150 it is one of those enabling tools, one you wonder how you lived without for so long if you do this type of stuff. The bench top...maybe modified for the saws could also solve "foot print" issues with folks with space issues....

A press, a heat source (I use a paint stripper "hair drier" on steroids), A non contact thermometer, and sockets get you a long way in these things. Of course a drawer full of Husqvarma & Stihl shop tools to pull cranks and set seals is nice when "Farmer Joones" technic fails...but to this point on the "Kit Saws" I haven't needed anything special really. I use the press because its easy & I'm always time constrained. I did a 254 in a damn bench vice! (Big one)

 

[afleetcommand]

When money is available again, I would like to get a big arbor press. Used them a lot working on Mercury Outboards installing bearings in those bearing caps...need a 12x12x12 cube really. Big arbor presses may be obsolete & hard to find....but they give you a better "feel" when working these things.

 

[afleetcommand]

Just found this on YouTube, a reminder we are dealing with people who also work their tails off and like us, doing the best they can... And what I have found to this point they respond to feed back, a one hand washes the other deal.