Stihl 044 rebuild piston and cylinder advice

[71cowboys]

I have a stihl 044 that needs a total rebuild.
Piston and cylinder are shot, needs new bearings and seals
Gas and impulse lines
I need advice on decent PC kits, it is a later model with 12mm
See a lot of big bore kits online, always wanted a 46 or 460 thought this might be an alternative
Thanks

 

[Frogfarmer]

Find a good OEM cylinder and a Meteor or similar quality piston. The BB kits can be disappointing in quality and power. The 046/460 isn't much stronger than a good 044.

 

[Mtthwvn]

I was quoted $269.00 for a OEM 044 piston and cylinder at my local Stihl dealer.I don't know what the bearings cost, haven't checked the prices on those yet but with the price of a new 441 costing over 8 bills it seems like this is definitely the cheaper route, even buying OEM parts.

Matt

 

[chadihman]

460 top end oem or meteor kits are nice. Just make sure your wrist pin is the 12mm and not a 10mm. A meteor 460 top end would wake that 044 up for $149. Hyway 046/460 kis are nice also.

 

[Frogfarmer]

Lots of used OEM here on the forum just have to find them. Also a lot cheaper than dealers.

 

[husqvarnaguy]

I would get a good used OEM cylinder and an Meteor piston. I just put bearings in my 044 and it was around $90 for a set of OEM bearings and a OEM gasket set.

 

[old-cat]

Mastermind has a kit that's perfect for your needs. Meteor Big Bore Woods ported $400. That way you'll have more power than an 046!

 

[cedarshark]

First choice would be a good used OEM with a new set of Caber rings. I wouldn't be afraid of a meteor kit either. Can't comment on the 046 kit,never owned one but the 044 is a great saw all by itself. Just curious...why is your cylinder not reusable ?

 

[71cowboys]

First choice would be a good used OEM with a new set of Caber rings. I wouldn't be afraid of a meteor kit either. Can't comment on the 046 kit,never owned one but the 044 is a great saw all by itself. Just curious...why is your cylinder not reusable ?

Deep gouges on the intake side, rings were intact, must have injested something
Heavy scoring on the exhaust side as well

 

[71cowboys]

Any thought on the NWP kit From Baileys
The regular 044 kit is 89.99 and the abig bore kit is 99.00
Thanks for the advice

 

[k5alive]

check out watsonr

he has some different kits to chose from at great prices.. and also offers caber rings as an upgrade, along with a great warranty.

 

[Trx250r180]

Mastermind has a kit that's perfect for your needs. Meteor Big Bore Woods ported $400. That way you'll have more power than an 046!

im really happy with the one i have so far ,its the saw i grab most of the time