Cylinder condition and ball hone or not ?

[Deleted member 117362]

Just had sick feeling in my stomach !! I pulled Oiler off and this is what i see. Those little balls i thought were bearings like big crank bearing balls but I’m thinking how in world did they get there. Well it’s nothing but balls of oil and dust. Anybody ever seen this ? Fellas does the sight have option of sending a private message or “pm” without bothering anybody else or making a post ? And also if i wanted to replace oil pickup tube do i just pull it out and replace ?

All the time.

 

[blsnelling]

I've seen a flywheel like this ruined by using a jawed puller. Take your chances. IMHO, it's simply not worth the risk when the correct tool is so cheap. Carry on.

 

[blsnelling]

I think this is the one that will work with both sizes of Stihl flywheels. It's only $10 to do the job correctly and safely.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Flywheel-P...492073&hash=item1ec2f5f258:g:d6IAAOSwTM5YwFu7

 

[Deleted member 117362]

I think this is the one that will work with both sizes of Stihl flywheels. It's only $10 to do the job correctly and safely.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Flywheel-P...492073&hash=item1ec2f5f258:g:d6IAAOSwTM5YwFu7

How will that work on this saw?

 

[blsnelling]

OK, I'll go back to my cave now.

 

[Scott chandler]

This is what i used and it worked great —- once i took nut off . I was a little worried about using the two small screws that screw into flywheel but they had lots of threads and i screwed deep

 

[Ozhoo]

Dude, you got baby balls in your crankcase!

 

[Scott chandler]

Lol. Man they looked like mine when i first saw them. Shriveled up cause i just knew they were main bearings laying there and I've already spent couple hundred on this thing plus a new 32" bar My gosh you gotta see the bar. Now for the fellas that have them i know it's not a big deal but I'm used to 20" ok. Check this thing out. Reach China I'll probably cut my dang leg off with it. 28 or 24 probably would have been better now that i have held it in my hands but we will see

 

[president]

My wife won't let me..............

would she be ok with 2 peyote buttons?

 

[Scott chandler]

ok fellas dhsupply doesnt have meteor piston in stock and just now told me so he offered hyway - whats the word on hyway pistons rings ? should i order or should i look around on other site for meteor caber kit ?

 

[Ozhoo]

I would hold out for a meteor. Or if you use the Hyway, use Caber rings. Dave's a good guy to deal with on eBay.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Meteor-pis...180218&hash=item339fc8f88d:g:uYkAAOSw2gxYyYAj

 

[Scott chandler]

Oh me . Hl actually doesn't have my piston in stock. Didn't tell me until i called . They refunded me but I'm still without so I'm asking favor because I'm at work and can't shop around. Can someone tell me the best place - not necessarily cheapest but best quality - to buy a complete 394 to 395 cylinder piston kit with everything else required to do conversion. Normally i would search hard but am at work all day and part of evening I kind of prefer meteor piston caber rings if you know of such kit. Thanks

 

[Ozhoo]

Boom baby! 394 to 395 Kit