Stihl Chainsaw case halves

[Nazjaz]

Hello, do all Stihl chainsaw crankcase halves have to be a matched pair or is it particular models?
I acquired an MS 441 that I am curious about.

 

[farberdaniel5]

As a rule yes. Stihl is notorious for case halves from different saws not matching well. It can be done. Might need to take to a machinist to get the cylinder to match the case correctly. Hope this helps

 

[cscltd]

stihl sells crankcase halves for most of modern saws Including ms441
never had an issue when doing that. Done it a few times on ts800 with no issues.
just buy gasket set also-don’t reuse

 

[DaveS74]

Most Stihl chainsaw crankcase halves are designed to be a matched pair. They're specifically manufactured to fit together as a set. The MS441 is no different.