121cc's more to the collection

[leeha]

I picked up this Stihl 088 a couple months ago.
Had a bad top end and need a major cleaning.
Found a good used cylinder and piston. Bought
oem rings and gaskets and runs like a top.
Out fitted with a 41 incher and semi chisel chain.
I bought some new rubber for the handle bar but i'll
be damned if i can get it on.

Lee

 

[Jacob J.]

That handlebar rubber is extremely frustrating to deal with. I use Silkolene fork oil to work it on. Some guys use Shoe Goo.

 

[Gumnuts]

Congrats on the saw Lee

Lakes method works 4 new hose ......compressed air clamped one end ...then feed the other.


Graeme

 

[barneyrb]

Back when I was racing bikes we used to put grips on with hairspray. It acted as a lube to slide it on and a glue when it dried.

 

[BloodOnTheIce]

Hockey stick grip tape. I tried putting OEM hose on handle bar once, and that was the last of that.

 

[logging22]

leeha. What kind of bar is that? With the semi-circle tip with three rivets? I have a bar like it, and cant find a tip anywhere.

 

[aa1putt]

I don't know if it'll work for chainsaw bar handles but I have re gripped my golf clubs a few times, go to the closest golf shop and buy a spool of double sided gip tape. You wrap it around the bar candy cane style (half inch between tape spiral) and wet it down with lighter fluid,it stays slick for about five minutes or so. You could increase your time if you go in thirds but make sure you keep it wet until the rubber is in place. It'll cure in a half hour or so. Should do the trick, hope you never have to remove it!

 

[William Balaska]

My understanding to get the grips on you need to use compressed air to inflate the grip as you slide it on

 

[SilverBox]

I bought some new rubber ... but i'll
be damned if i can get it on.

Lee

Getting old Lee???

 

[fredmc]

use alcohol to slide the rubber into place - when it dries it will be stuck in place. Same technique applies to handlebar grips etc.

 

[Jacob J.]

leeha. What kind of bar is that? With the semi-circle tip with three rivets? I have a bar like it, and cant find a tip anywhere.

That's the Oregon three-rivet tip. What do you need, 3/8" or .404"?

 

[epicklein22]

I picked up this Stihl 088 a couple months ago.
Had a bad top end and need a major cleaning.
Found a good used cylinder and piston. Bought
oem rings and gaskets and runs like a top.
Out fitted with a 41 incher and semi chisel chain.
I bought some new rubber for the handle bar but i'll
be damned if i can get it on.

Lee

Hehehe, I got my 088 from Bruce too.

 

[leeha]

That's the Oregon three-rivet tip. What do you need, 3/8" or .404"?

I just took the bar off and there are no markings anywhere.
So i'm not sure who made it. But i would take Jacobs word on it.

I have the new bar grip from stihl and i have tried air. silicone lube, and dish soap and i can't get it more than 2 inches on then stops. I gave up. maybe i am getting old.


Lee

 

[leeha]

Hehehe, I got my 088 from Bruce too.

So i'm not the only one buying from him.:monkey:


Lee

 

[epicklein22]

So i'm not the only one buying from him.:monkey:


Lee

Great guy to deal with.

 

[Brmorgan]

I have an old 33" Cannon bar on the 090 that I found in the bush leaning up against an old trapper's cabin, and it has an Oregon 3-rivet tip like that. So they weren't only on Oregon bars, I guess. And yeah, they are pretty much impossible to find anymore in-store.

Nice saw, btw. I want an 088 or 3120 in the worst way for milling duty. Sometimes my ~90cc saws aren't quite enough but the 090 is complete overkill!

 

[Arrowhead]

You may have already seen this thread, but it works for me. May need to use a little more air pressure.http://www.arboristsite.com/showthread.php?t=47131&highlight=handle+rubber&page=2

 

[KindlingKing]

Try sliding the thing on with some gasoline. Works great and will glue the rubber to the handle once the gas evaporates.

 

[ibeseen]

leeha. What kind of bar is that? With the semi-circle tip with three rivets? I have a bar like it, and cant find a tip anywhere.

bar is a old oregon bar they stoped making tips in the 80s or so or atleast what my boss tells me ><

 

[wigglesworth]

wouldnt that be an 880? It has the flippy caps.