SteveSr
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Hello,
I have a pair of 026's that will be rehabbed for trail construction and maintenance duty. We would like them to be basically trouble free for the next 5-10 years assuming that they are maintained and stored properly. One dates to the post "Pro" introduction as it has the newer tank, crankcase, and top cover (I think this was about '96). The other one is sometime before this. These saws have been used for homeowner firewood cutting before being put on a shelf when the owner couldn't get them to run any more (likely fuel system issues).
I haven't torn into them yet but I am anticipating not finding any bad crank seals. As such the question then becomes should I get them replaced anyway to head off any future problems? Unfortunately I don't have the $200 Stihl seal puller tool which means having to take these to a local shop to have them do it at additional cost.
Based on you experiences are these seals likely to last considerably longer considering the low homeowner hours on these saws?
Thanks,
Steve
I have a pair of 026's that will be rehabbed for trail construction and maintenance duty. We would like them to be basically trouble free for the next 5-10 years assuming that they are maintained and stored properly. One dates to the post "Pro" introduction as it has the newer tank, crankcase, and top cover (I think this was about '96). The other one is sometime before this. These saws have been used for homeowner firewood cutting before being put on a shelf when the owner couldn't get them to run any more (likely fuel system issues).
I haven't torn into them yet but I am anticipating not finding any bad crank seals. As such the question then becomes should I get them replaced anyway to head off any future problems? Unfortunately I don't have the $200 Stihl seal puller tool which means having to take these to a local shop to have them do it at additional cost.
Based on you experiences are these seals likely to last considerably longer considering the low homeowner hours on these saws?
Thanks,
Steve