I'm not a big saw guy.
I have a 346XP I mostly use for cleanup around the yard and on the roads on the farm. Dad loves good saws, has a 372XP and an old (still new in box, from early 80's vintage) Husky 2100.
I understand the idea between pro grade stuff and homeowner stuff, am pretty handy with a wrench (I rebuild ATV's and Jeeps as a hobby), and get a lot of friends and family who bring me stuff to fix.
Last weekend a friend brought me a Stihl MS 180 C. He apparently bought it new, loaned it out to someone who ran it with the brake on. He took it to the shop, they quoted him $300 to fix it, so he gave it to me and just bought a new saw.
I've done some nosing around and figured I would ask for specifics now that I have a general idea of what needs to be done.
When I got the saw the clutch was off. Oil pump worm gear threads still look good. Plastic around the clutch is melted.
The brake still works (I loosely put clutches on, engaged brake just to see how it works). According to my friend, it still runs, just has smoked clutches.
I'm guessing the quote he got was basically replacing everything with new parts at full retail plus labor. If I can get it going it would make a decent loaner/ beater saw, although I know the plastic saws will never be able to hang with the 346.
So, looking at these pics, do I simply replace clutch drum and shoes, put it back together and try to run it, or do I need to dig down further into it and get into other stuff? I'm guessing these clutch shoes should have some friction material on them (they are bare metal) and I always replace the clutch drum when I replace shoes (thinking ATV centrifugal clutch here). It looks like it's grooved from the brake anyway.
I see lots of aftermarket parts on ebay cheap. I normally avoid China junk and use OEM parts, but am kinda stumped at Stihl. Looks like they are very good at keeping FSM's and under MSRP parts off the internet.
Any suggestions? Hate throwing stuff out. I could part it out if I can't fix it, but would really like to get it running if I can do it without spending an arm and a leg on it.
I have a 346XP I mostly use for cleanup around the yard and on the roads on the farm. Dad loves good saws, has a 372XP and an old (still new in box, from early 80's vintage) Husky 2100.
I understand the idea between pro grade stuff and homeowner stuff, am pretty handy with a wrench (I rebuild ATV's and Jeeps as a hobby), and get a lot of friends and family who bring me stuff to fix.
Last weekend a friend brought me a Stihl MS 180 C. He apparently bought it new, loaned it out to someone who ran it with the brake on. He took it to the shop, they quoted him $300 to fix it, so he gave it to me and just bought a new saw.
I've done some nosing around and figured I would ask for specifics now that I have a general idea of what needs to be done.
When I got the saw the clutch was off. Oil pump worm gear threads still look good. Plastic around the clutch is melted.
The brake still works (I loosely put clutches on, engaged brake just to see how it works). According to my friend, it still runs, just has smoked clutches.
I'm guessing the quote he got was basically replacing everything with new parts at full retail plus labor. If I can get it going it would make a decent loaner/ beater saw, although I know the plastic saws will never be able to hang with the 346.
So, looking at these pics, do I simply replace clutch drum and shoes, put it back together and try to run it, or do I need to dig down further into it and get into other stuff? I'm guessing these clutch shoes should have some friction material on them (they are bare metal) and I always replace the clutch drum when I replace shoes (thinking ATV centrifugal clutch here). It looks like it's grooved from the brake anyway.
I see lots of aftermarket parts on ebay cheap. I normally avoid China junk and use OEM parts, but am kinda stumped at Stihl. Looks like they are very good at keeping FSM's and under MSRP parts off the internet.
Any suggestions? Hate throwing stuff out. I could part it out if I can't fix it, but would really like to get it running if I can do it without spending an arm and a leg on it.
