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  1. 04-19-2006, 06:45 PM #1
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    Handle Padding

    The handle padding on a couple of my Stihl 020av's was torn to shreds. Solution 3/4" heater hose. It took a lot of liquid soap and elbow grease but I was able to get it on. More cushion than the original. At one time you could buy the original padding separately. I think you have to buy the complete handle now.
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  2. 04-19-2006, 06:56 PM #2
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    I used bicycle touring grips. They were about 8" long and about 13/16" ID. Installed with golf club grip tape - very easy to install and after curing overnight, they are tight. They flow around the bends of the handle with no kinking.
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    The exact fit hose is available from Stihl.

    The easier (still as pain) way is to use a decent size compressor, connect it to the end of the hose material, then slide the other end of the hose over the handle bar. The air expands the rubber and floats it onto the handle. The secret - you need three of your own hands, or, a foot operated valve to control the amount of air flow - too much and it wants to blow off, and too little it will stick. I just used a ball valve... I can post pics if anyone is interested.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Lakeside53
    The exact fit hose is available from Stihl.

    The easier (still as pain) way is to use a decent size compressor, connect it to the end of the hose material, then slide the other end of the hose over the handle bar. The air expands the rubber and floats it onto the handle. The secret - you need three of your own hands, or, a foot operated valve to control the amount of air flow - too much and it wants to blow off, and too little it will stick. I just used a ball valve... I can post pics if anyone is interested.
    The compressed air method definitely works - used it to remove golf grips intact.

    See attached photo of the bicycle grips on my 1050. Some may feel they are too soft, but they really cut the vibrations from that 28lb. 1050
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    "You cannot legislate the poor into freedom by
    legislating the wealthy out of freedom.... When half of the people get the idea that
    they do not have to work because the other half is going to
    take care of them, and when the other half gets the idea
    that it does no good to work because somebody else is going
    to get what they work for, that my dear friend, is about the
    end of any nation. You cannot multiply wealth by dividing it."

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