Do any of you experts have a trick that will safely remove the keyed cover behind the flywheel on an old Stihl 055 chainsaw. I squirted it with penetrating oil and have threaded the nut back on until it was flush with the end of the crankshaft and then used both a piece of hardwood and a big drift punch and tried getting it to pop loose with a couple hammer blows to no avail. It's a great saw that I can see the insulation on the wire that goes to the on/off switch has deteriorated and caused it to misfire and sometimes shutdown. I'd like to either replace that wire or just shrink wrap or tape it up so I am back in business.
Thanks in advance for any assistance you can provide me with...it is greatly appreciated.
I actually posted this yesterday under the homeowners section so maybe that was incorrect. I find it difficult and a little confusing to find where would be best to post a question.
Anyhow, I read through many of the threads on here last night and have come to the conclusion that I may not even know what model saw I have. I did pick it up quite sometime ago and have cut tons of firewood with it, but now find myself having issues with the insulation on the wire to the on/off switch. I've contacted Stihl and they told me it was an 055, but I haven't seen anything on this site that mentions that saw at all. In any event I'd like to pull the flywheel off, now that I have determined it has what I guess is considered a two-piece flywheel. I pulled it all apart yesterday as I described above and tried all the methods I have used on other small engines over the years, but didn't get back to it today after deciding that I probably need a puller after reading all the great info here last night. My dilemma is that if I don't know for sure what model it is how would I buy a puller...I gathered they are not all the same.
Again, any assistance in solving my dilemma would be greatly appreciated. Thanks very much!
Dan
Thanks in advance for any assistance you can provide me with...it is greatly appreciated.
I actually posted this yesterday under the homeowners section so maybe that was incorrect. I find it difficult and a little confusing to find where would be best to post a question.
Anyhow, I read through many of the threads on here last night and have come to the conclusion that I may not even know what model saw I have. I did pick it up quite sometime ago and have cut tons of firewood with it, but now find myself having issues with the insulation on the wire to the on/off switch. I've contacted Stihl and they told me it was an 055, but I haven't seen anything on this site that mentions that saw at all. In any event I'd like to pull the flywheel off, now that I have determined it has what I guess is considered a two-piece flywheel. I pulled it all apart yesterday as I described above and tried all the methods I have used on other small engines over the years, but didn't get back to it today after deciding that I probably need a puller after reading all the great info here last night. My dilemma is that if I don't know for sure what model it is how would I buy a puller...I gathered they are not all the same.
Again, any assistance in solving my dilemma would be greatly appreciated. Thanks very much!
Dan
