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    Stihl MS 170 throttle linkage keeps coming loose at carburator end

    Thanks guys for the jpegs. I took the throttle rod out and sighted down the end of it. The flat link that goes through the trigger was about 15* off of perpendicular to the vertical end below the hook at the throttle plate. I grabed both ends with pliers and twisted the rod clockwise until they...
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    Stihl MS 170 throttle linkage keeps coming loose at carburator end

    Tell me more... Fish, I do have a return spring on the carb throttle shaft, but the linkage is just flopping around. Do you have a picture, or can you describe what I am looking for on the trigger end of the linkage for a spring? I will go out to the barn in the morning and have a look. I...
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    Stihl MS 170 throttle linkage keeps coming loose at carburator end

    I have a Stihl MS 170 that is about 4 years old, with very little useage. Recently the hooked end of the throttle linkage started popping out of the slotted lever on the carburator. I have reconnected it twice and it just popped out again. I don't see any retainers or anything to keep this...
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