MS461 Giveaway Saw Build Thread

[Mastermind]

Here we go guys. Today I will be porting the MS461 that we will giveaway in the next T-Bone donation event.



I'll be adding to this thread over the course of the day as I take it apart and modify it.

 

[Jacob J.]

Sweet...

 

[Mastermind]

Uploading some pics now.....

 

[gr8mac]

Nice!!!!

 

[rburg]

Hooray!

 

[Adam Smith]

Is this a raffle that anyone can get into off this site or do you have to be present at an event to win?

 

[Mastermind]

The HD2 air filter is great......I do wish they would have used the air injection that they used on the 441 on this saw though.



Looks like a 460 here huh?

 

[Mastermind]

Is this a raffle that anyone can get into off this site or do you have to be present at an event to win?

Anyone can enter Adam. Brad Snelling will fire up a donation thread soon......and he will handle the donations, and the drawing. I will ship the saw, bar, and chain to the winner at no cost to them.

 

[Adam Smith]

God Bless all you guys for helping a fellow out when in need. I will be watching, And will participate when it gets started. Thanks

 

[Mastermind]

Let's tear into this thing.





Please excuse my rough looking appearance, I'm growing my winter beard and am in that grungy looking mid point stage.





Please ask any questions you want, no matter how elementary you may think they are.

 

[Mastermind]

 

[ernurse]

I like the wasabe covered pea can. No worries about the scruff...it's "no shave November" to bring attention to prostate cancer.

 

[Mastermind]

 

[Mastermind]

I like the wasabe covered pea can. No worries about the scruff...it's "no shave November" to bring attention to prostate cancer.

I love those damn things.........like crack to an addict.

 

[Saw Dr.]

Hey Randy, did you guys ever get the real word on the deflector between the cases? I asked about that in school, and got the skinny.

 

[Mastermind]

Now, we start getting to mods. First thing I do is defeat the carb limiters.



The tool I'm using here is just an old #1 Phillips screwdriver with a drywall screw brazed to the end of it.





Trimming the tab off....



Reinstalling the limiter caps. It's easier to "find" the adjustment screws with the saw running with these in place.

 

[Mastermind]

Hey Randy, did you guys ever get the real word on the deflector between the cases? I asked about that in school, and got the skinny.

Not really......spill the beans man.

 

[Mastermind]

Now moving on to the the coil and timing mods.





Here I'm popping the wire off using the blade of a screwdriver rather than pulling it off. Many times, the spade connector can be damaged by pulling it off.





I use a double ended, threaded flywheel puller on most Stihl saws. It's just a cheap Moped tool from ebay.



Pop......and she's off.

 

[Mastermind]

I'm removing .020 from the edge of the key.

 

[Mastermind]

I'll be working on my next set of pics now......laterz.