fletcher969
ArboristSite Lurker
Hi all...I'm not a forum newbie, but this is my first post on this forum. I've been lurking here for awhile learning what's new with chainsaws since the days when I used one regularly (Pro Mac 850) so I could make an informed choice in the used market. I'm already grateful to those who have uknowingly helped my cause.
That said, I just purchased a used Stihl MS361 from eBay, and after looking it over I discovered a couple of (minor?) issues the seller is working with me to rectify. I am curious though. The sprocket has some play in that it will move noticeably towards and away from the drum along the splines on the crankshaft...as if the splined portion of the shaft is too long. Is this normal, or should the sprocket sit tight against the drum? I can see how it might be a design feature to give the sprocket a means of adjusting to variations in chain angle, but I want to be sure so I'm not approaching the seller from a standpoint of ignorance. Overall play is about 1/3" or so.
Note: the sprocket is a rim style sprocket, not a "star" sprocket.
Thanks.
That said, I just purchased a used Stihl MS361 from eBay, and after looking it over I discovered a couple of (minor?) issues the seller is working with me to rectify. I am curious though. The sprocket has some play in that it will move noticeably towards and away from the drum along the splines on the crankshaft...as if the splined portion of the shaft is too long. Is this normal, or should the sprocket sit tight against the drum? I can see how it might be a design feature to give the sprocket a means of adjusting to variations in chain angle, but I want to be sure so I'm not approaching the seller from a standpoint of ignorance. Overall play is about 1/3" or so.
Note: the sprocket is a rim style sprocket, not a "star" sprocket.
Thanks.