Stihl circlips

[Mad Professor]

Did Stihl ever make circlips (ca. last 30 years) with the "ears" so you can grab them with needle nose pliers? I've only seen the "C" type clips that hold great but are a PITA to remove.

Reason I'm asking several OEM P/C kits, on ebay, claim to have these type clips

 

[Anthony_Va.]

The circlips on an 075 have the ears like that. You're talking about the piston pin circlips, right?

 

[Warped5]

I've only seen the "C" type clips that hold great but are a PITA to remove.

I have NO problems with these at all! My problems lie after they have been launched across the shop and I need to find them! :hmm3grin2orange:

 

[blackoak]

I just tore an 031 down today and the pin clips had the ears which are much easier to deal with.

 

[ZeroJunk]

I've taken apart a bunch of Stihl saws and I have never seen them.

The last Meteor piston I bought had the curls on the end. They are wonderful to install.

 

[Whiskers]

Bought some new ones at a stihl dealer for an 026 pro and they had ears, guess they could have been aftermarket, but seems unlikely. The originals in the saw didn't have ears though.

 

[CedarRock]

opcorn:

 

[ncfarmboy]

I use Husky circlips instead of the Stihl. They have ears. Put ears @ 12:00 no problems work great. Also use em on Dolmar.
Shep

 

[Simonizer]

Did Stihl ever make circlips (ca. last 30 years) with the "ears" so you can grab them with needle nose pliers? I've only seen the "C" type clips that hold great but are a PITA to remove.

Reason I'm asking several OEM P/C kits, on ebay, claim to have these type clips

They are easy to remove. 1. Grind an old wrist-pin down leaving a tab sticking out that fits between the end gap of the circlip, braze or weld this to the shank of an old screwdriver with an 8mm shank. (you now have a tool that can turn the clip to orient it with the end just over the access point in the wrist-pin bore. 2. Take some small good-quality needle nose pliers and hacksaw a tiny groove across one of the tips about 1/16" from the tip. This can grab the end of the clip effectively. It is worth spending an hour to make tools to do an otherwise very irritating job.

 

[Bill Becker]

Wrist Pin Circlips

More info on this topic:

http://www.arboristsite.com/chainsaw/186741.htm#post3304429

 

[Stihlofadeal64]

This subject has come up a number of times. One guy called the Stihl cir clip "Jesus clips" because when they launch with the cylinder off (during installation) only Jesus knows where they will land.

I've read quite a few suggestions. The circlip insertion dilemma is about the only that makes saw assembly a pain to me.

 

[CedarRock]

They are easy to remove. 1. Grind an old wrist-pin down leaving a tab sticking out that fits between the end gap of the circlip, braze or weld this to the shank of an old screwdriver with an 8mm shank. (you now have a tool that can turn the clip to orient it with the end just over the access point in the wrist-pin bore. 2. Take some small good-quality needle nose pliers and hacksaw a tiny groove across one of the tips about 1/16" from the tip. This can grab the end of the clip effectively. It is worth spending an hour to make tools to do an otherwise very irritating job.

Care to share the tool visually?