Stopped by the local Stihl dealer today to get some seals for the 290, $15.20 each! They are proud of their seals!
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MS290 Crank Seals
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Guarddog1
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yup have purchased plenty of them that is the correct price. 30. for those two little things.
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Were the old ones bad? I thought there was two different seals also. Ones to install efore tightening the clamshell and ones that you tap in after clamshell.
Guarddog1
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Yup there is two different ones but they will both work if it is apart. If I have one of those saws apart I just out new ones in.Were the old ones bad? I thought there was two different seals also. Ones to install efore tightening the clamshell and ones that you tap in after clamshell.
I had the engine apart so i put new seals in anyway. The saw wouldn't hold vacuum or pressure and was leaking at the sealer.
I went through this awhile ago and ended up with the Stihl seals because the generic ones I found were just a little bit wider.
Turns out the wider ones would have been just fine, pleanty of room for them.
I cringe everytime I have to walk into a Stihl dealer around here. They just charged me $10 for a 036 muffler cover gasket. On top of that they charged me some freight for it also even though when I called the order in, they said I called at a good time because they were sending there weekly order in that day......
Turns out the wider ones would have been just fine, pleanty of room for them.
I cringe everytime I have to walk into a Stihl dealer around here. They just charged me $10 for a 036 muffler cover gasket. On top of that they charged me some freight for it also even though when I called the order in, they said I called at a good time because they were sending there weekly order in that day......
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My dealer places an order almost every day. If he doesnt have enough for a minimum order he tells me and I ask him to wait til he gets a full one. Its usually only a day later and it saves me from paying extra. Does that make me special?
I had a dealer here that would do that. I just assumed that was the way of things and payed the money.
Then another dealer a little closer to me got a new owner and word was spreading that he was good to deal with so I gave him a try. He orders twice a week at least and has no trouble making whatever the minimum is, I never pay shipping there.
I started asking some questions and it turns out the other dealer makes the minimum too, but they still charge for shipping and pocket the money. Yeah, I won't be shoping there ever again.
Mr. HE
