jimmyojimbo
New Member
Greetings folks,
I just traded for a Stihl 066 (I believe), and it was running well for the past two times I started it and was bucking some rounds.
I put it away for a month and tried to start it again, and the flywheel had some awful clanking sounds, and it started slipping.
On opening the recoil starter, I can see that the pawls are working as intended as they extend when pulled. Checked piston by pulling the muffler and it looks clean, still will move if I move the flywheel by hand.
It almost seems like the recoil starter, and the flywheel doesn't line up anymore, and it feel like the pawls are barely catching when pulled, and it makes this slipping clicking sound, without any resistance.
Does it seem like perhaps when the previous owner put the saw back together, it was assembled with the wrong flywheel, or recoil starter assembly?
Any suggestions or help to get the saw back up and running would be much appreciated!
Jimbo
I just traded for a Stihl 066 (I believe), and it was running well for the past two times I started it and was bucking some rounds.
I put it away for a month and tried to start it again, and the flywheel had some awful clanking sounds, and it started slipping.
On opening the recoil starter, I can see that the pawls are working as intended as they extend when pulled. Checked piston by pulling the muffler and it looks clean, still will move if I move the flywheel by hand.
It almost seems like the recoil starter, and the flywheel doesn't line up anymore, and it feel like the pawls are barely catching when pulled, and it makes this slipping clicking sound, without any resistance.
Does it seem like perhaps when the previous owner put the saw back together, it was assembled with the wrong flywheel, or recoil starter assembly?
Any suggestions or help to get the saw back up and running would be much appreciated!
Jimbo