MS461 Recoil Assembly Bodge?

[SimonHS]

I picked up a rough (very rough) MS461 recently. Missing the recoil starter assembly and few other minor parts, otherwise looks like it will be a runner.

I thought I would be able to get an aftermarket recoil assembly for a reasonable price, but that's not so here in the UK. However MS460 recoils are cheap and plentiful.

I know (or rather believe) that the top right screw hole on a 460 recoil is in the wrong place for a 461. My question is - has anyone ever drilled an extra hole in a 460 recoil to make it fit a 461? I know it would be a bodge and it wouldn't look pretty, but the saw is so rough that it wouldn't matter. Not to me anyway.

 

[Woodslasher]

I picked up a rough (very rough) MS461 recently. Missing the recoil starter assembly and few other minor parts, otherwise looks like it will be a runner.

I thought I would be able to get an aftermarket recoil assembly for a reasonable price, but that's not so here in the UK. However MS460 recoils are cheap and plentiful.

I know (or rather believe) that the top right screw hole on a 460 recoil is in the wrong place for a 461. My question is - has anyone ever drilled an extra hole in a 460 recoil to make it fit a 461? I know it would be a bodge and it wouldn't look pretty, but the saw is so rough that it wouldn't matter. Not to me anyway.

I might know a guy with a used 461 recoil he'd sell for a reasonable price, I could check with him if you're interested.

 

[SimonHS]

I might know a guy with a used 461 recoil he'd sell for a reasonable price, I could check with him if you're interested.

Thanks! But postage to the UK and import duty/tax and handling charges would push the price up.

 

[Woodslasher]

Thanks! But postage to the UK and import duty/tax and handling charges would push the price up.

I understand. I just recalled, that 461 recoil came off of a 460, so to me that would indicate you can modify a 460 cover to fit a 461 and vice versa.

 

[SimonHS]

I understand. I just recalled, that 461 recoil came off of a 460, so to me that would indicate you can modify a 460 cover to fit a 461 and vice versa.

Thanks again. I will get a cheap 460 aftermarket recoil and have a go.