Want to Buy 357 XP crankcase with crank

[redunshee]

Looking for a 357 crankcase. Found out mine is cracked. Need it with the newer 15mm crank. Saw two on EBay but they are 359's thus no crank stuffers.

 

[Dawnsman]

Anything else work that you know of

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[redunshee]

Anything else work that you know of

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Well I know the 359 is the same but I found that the Husky case splitter doesn't work very well. Have a source for a 359 case but would need to split the case in order to add the crank stuffers. That's assuming the crank is the same. Not sure of any other model that's the same.

 

[Dawnsman]

I'll check into it

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[chipper1]

Hey buddy.
Hope that 359 is running well for you, what did it end up needing.
I'll send a few guys your way.
Brian on the case spitter/maybe cases
@Sty57
And Dustin on the case/a while bottom end, he has one in the TP for sale.
@dustinwilt68

 

[Sty57]

Looking for a 357 crankcase. Found out mine is cracked. Need it with the newer 15mm crank. Saw two on EBay but they are 359's thus no crank stuffers.

I have no cases left in my piles. If I remember right the stuffers are still available and not to badly priced. If you find a 359 crank cheap. You could just pop the stuffers on it.

 

[chipper1]

I have no cases left in my piles. If I remember right the stuffers are still available and not to badly priced. If you find a 359 crank cheap. You could just pop the stuffers on it.

What about the case splitter.

 

[Sty57]

I made my at work and it a little overkill. You could use a piece of angle iron or flat stock and a two jaw puller to do the same thing in a pinch.

 

[chipper1]

I made my at work and it a little overkill. You could use a piece of angle iron or flat stock and a two jaw puller to do the same thing in a pinch.

Nice, I like it .

 

[redunshee]

Nice, I like it .

NIce pullers. Maybe I should try making one, though I'm no welder. Guess I'll have to find a 359 case and use the crank and case. I have the stuffers s to a 359?o its just a matter of splitting it. Question: Is the 359 cylinder and saw identical to the 357 but just 1 cc larger? If so why wouldn't someone just add stuffers to the 359.

 

[Sty57]

NIce pullers. Maybe I should try making one, though I'm no welder. Guess I'll have to find a 359 case and use the crank and case. I have the stuffers s to a 359?o its just a matter of splitting it. Question: Is the 359 cylinder and saw identical to the 357 but just 1 cc larger? If so why wouldn't someone just add stuffers to the 359.

The 359 has a completely different design cylinder and piston than the 357 but they interchange.

As far as I know the cranks are the same. But the 357 has the stuffers on them and the 359 is just a standard style crank.

I know some guys say the 359 with the 357 cylinder has a little more torque. And the straight up 357 is a little more high strung.

I put a 357 together this winter and really like it with a 18" bar on it.

 

[Sty57]

I know guys that have done them all different ways.
359 with a 357 topend.
357 with a 359 topend.
Stuffers and no stuffers.

They all seem to run pretty good.

The only saws that really interchange is the 359 / 357 and the J-Red 2159=359 / 2156=357xp.

 

[redunshee]

I know guys that have done them all different ways.
359 with a 357 topend.
357 with a 359 topend.
Stuffers and no stuffers.

They all seem to run pretty good.

The only saws that really interchange is the 359 / 357 and the J-Red 2159=359 / 2156=357xp.

Just bought a 359 case on EBay. Guess I'll try and make a splitter.

 

[chipper1]

Just bought a 359 case on EBay. Guess I'll try and make a splitter.

Cool Bob.
I'm sure you can handle it .

 

[Sty57]

Just bought a 359 case on EBay. Guess I'll try and make a splitter.

If you have a 2 jaw puller. All you really need is a piece of flat stock. Like the one picture I put up.
The pop apart pretty easily with just a touch of heat.

 

[redunshee]

If you have a 2 jaw puller. All you really need is a piece of flat stock. Like the one picture I put up.
The pop apart pretty easily with just a touch of heat.

I can pick up a puller. How heavy is the flat stock? I don't want it to bend.

 

[Sty57]

I can pick up a puller. How heavy is the flat stock? I don't want it to bend.

I used a piece of 7" x 2 1/2" x 1/2". that was plenty stiff when I split the few I have done so far.
You could use a piece of angle or C channel that is thinner but a little stiffer I would guess.

 

[redunshee]

I used a piece of 7" x 2 1/2" x 1/2". that was plenty stiff when I split the few I have done so far.
You could use a piece of angle or C channel that is thinner but a little stiffer I would guess.

MIght be easier for me to get a piece of angle iron. Agree it would be more rigid than thinner flat stock.

 

[J.Walker]

Still looking for a 357 ?