They made a wider wrap bar for the saws with the brake.32" stihl mount bar fit with an Echo to stihl adapter. View attachment 918199
For the life of me I can't get one of my clutch covers with a brake flag on this saw? Is there a specific one for it?
https://www.sawsuppliers.com/produc...o-d176-allows-echo-saw-to-run-stihl-bar-chainI mounted the adapter and the bar on the saw and used the bar plate to draw how far the adjustment holes needed to be filed . I used a 1/4 round file to work down towards the slot about a 1/4 or 1 file worth. Then took a dremel cut off wheel and went down through rail to intersect the original chain adjustment hole.They made a wider wrap bar for the saws with the brake.
Do you have a link to that adapter? Any mods to the bar? How did you make it oil?
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No, Mac wrist pins are press fit in the connecting rod with bearings in the piston.is there no clips holding that wrist pin in?
with bearings in the piston.
Besides the piston did you use McCulloch bearing or did you soucre them somewhere else?This thread seems quiet lately, how about some carnage?
You guys may remember my project "Scrap heap" SP81........ well it didn't even make one tank of fuel and blew up, pulled it apart tonight to see what failed.
I am going to blame the Lil Red Barn piston. The wrist pin bearing backed out of the piston and dropped its needles causing all hell to brake loose. The piston was new and came with a parts lot I purchased, the bearings where NOS. I had heard of problems with the LRB pistons but figured I'd give it a try since I had it, now my otherwise perfect cylinder is toast. Oh well, it was an experiment anyway.
Also, this is the first saw that I have actually had blow up lol.
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Homelite parts seem pretty readily available, I don't think I'd mess with an aftermarket piston. The wrist pins for the Mac LRB pistons are known to be undersized (I used an OEM pin) sounds like the same is true with your Homelite.Sorry to heart of your 81's demise Kevin.I'm currently working on a Homie that I have a LRB piston for.After reading of your saw's mishap I'm leary of putting that piston in.The kit came without clips.I figured they just got lost,but when I took the original piston out of the Homie,it didn't have clips either.The pin fought me all the way to the end.The new pin fits into the piston quite sloppy,I can push it in with my fingers.I think I might be better off getting an OEM piston.
Message LRB, I'm sure they'll warranty it! LolHomelite parts seem pretty readily available, I don't think I'd mess with an aftermarket piston. The wrist pins for the Mac LRB pistons are known to be undersized (I used an OEM pin) sounds like the same is true with your Homelite.
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Haha, doesn't exactly help my roached jug lol.Message LRB, I'm sure they'll warranty it! Lol
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