WickhamWood
ArboristSite Member
So, the short version is I put a new two ring piston in a 011 I had purchased in the spring as a parts saw this evening. I also had a 012 tore down nearby on my workbench and after I reassembled both saws. I found a roller bearing (from the 011) stuck to the underside of my magnetic parts tray... So I have already put the saw back together, ran the saw, and now I know it is one bearing short on the rod... I assume I need to tear down the 011 and put the roller bearing in, but maybe one of the seasoned Stihl guys on here can affirm it is okay to run one bearing short??? Wishful thinking on my part.
I bought this saw in the spring and it was just a bunch of parts in the case with a bar and a few chains. I figured I would keep it around as a parts saw and ended up putting it together and getting it started with the original scored piston. I could never get it running quite right. Last night I tore it back apart and went to the Stihl dealer down the road from me and he had a OEM two ring piston with two rings instead of the original one and he sold it to me for $20. As I have never taken a saw apart this far I let all of the roller bearings fall out when I was disassembling and I did not count them so it was not apparent I was missing one. A true learning by doing situation...
I bought this saw in the spring and it was just a bunch of parts in the case with a bar and a few chains. I figured I would keep it around as a parts saw and ended up putting it together and getting it started with the original scored piston. I could never get it running quite right. Last night I tore it back apart and went to the Stihl dealer down the road from me and he had a OEM two ring piston with two rings instead of the original one and he sold it to me for $20. As I have never taken a saw apart this far I let all of the roller bearings fall out when I was disassembling and I did not count them so it was not apparent I was missing one. A true learning by doing situation...