Must have special tools for saw repair.

[chrisoppie]

Beer. Liquid mechanic is the best tool for all those small jobs

 

[mifirewoodguy]

Never ever use an impact in combination with a piston stop - with the correct impact wrench/driver there is no need to stop the piston...

Really? just the impact will do it??

 

[SEAM]

If the impact doesn't do it, you'll need a stopper and a proper removal tool (or wrench, no impact).
The spikes in the impact action can ruin your crankshaft. Impacting against compression is usually all you need.

 

[struggle]

Heat gun has been one of the best things for me so far and the crank case splitter.

at least those are my two favorites

 

[rob066]

will also need an assortment of block off plates for pressure testing.

 

[locofrog]

torque wrench and a proper flywheel puller.

 

[johnlhatfield1]

I have a chopped off T27 that I use in my cordless drill to remove Stihl screws after I break them loose. this is the basic t27 WRENCH that the Stihl shop used to give you free. I good t-handle long reach torx 27 is highly recommended (klein and stihl) make two that I keep in use.
John L

 

[2dogs]

You want to "continue" to do high quality work but you don't know which tools to use?

 

[Rokon]

Dremel with a cut-off bit.
PB Blaster
Right angle die grinder with sanding disc (for bar de-burring)
Plenty of compressed air!!

 

[Homelite410]

One of these is nice!

 

[redtractor]

Metering lever gauges

 

[Mastermind]

I have a horseshoe rasp that I would be lost without.

 

[04ultra]

 

[Bilge Rat LT 20]

Hammers
Gotta have lots of hammers.
Small ones, big ones, soft ones, flat ones, pointy ones. You know a good selection, 27 or so.

That horse rasp is also good for shaping replacement hammer handles.

 

[Guido Salvage]

I have a horseshoe rasp that I would be lost without.

One of the highly coveted John Lambert "Yukon" models?

 

[Mastermind]

One of the highly coveted John Lambert "Yukon" models?

Yes indeed....

 

[MattG]

Some stiff wire to bend into hooked lengths to pull out fuel filters, etc.

 

[Homelite410]

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There sits a half million dollars... Us midwest redneck poor boys can't afford that fancy stuff.......

 

[old guy]

For a miti-vac you need the model 8500, it provides both pressure & vacuum.

John

 

[cus_deluxe]

philbert nailed it in his initial post. i spent the $50 and bought the 9 pc wiha tool kit from baileys. high quality t-handles for all the common sizes on 99% of saws. i do need a couple pairs of hemostats as well. youll break the bank trying to buy each model specific flywheel knocker/clutch remover, but im all for investing in tools.