What Part Of A Rebuild Do You HATE Most?

[Tinman204]

The worst part for me is when I have to buy stihl oem parts.

They are silly expensive.

 

[stilh036prohog]

Waiting on stuff and then it's wrong.

 

[stilh036prohog]

Putting the big end rod bearings in an o15. I had one years ago that I was fixing and got fed up and threw it in the trash. I was younger then and had less patience lol

How many 20 or 23?

 

[stilh036prohog]

Cleaning is awesome fun! View attachment 760594 View attachment 760593 View attachment 760595 View attachment 760596 View attachment 760597

I seen this before. Is that a snake in your saw ht. No need for a torque wrench after the first 5.

 

[farmguywithasaw]

How many 20 or 23?

I don’t remember I try and block out the trauma lok

 

[FamilyTradition]

Replacing recoil springs. I'm not good at this at all, and it's cost me both time and money. Max.

 

[Pioneer]

Definitely the cleanup. OEM parts prices rank pretty high too.

 

[president]

Replacing recoil springs. I'm not good at this at all, and it's cost me both time and money. Max.

The best way for me is to set the spring into the catch,and rotate the starter
housing around while feeding the spring in.

 

[Huskybill]

As we duck and side step the flying spring as it uncoils.

Always wear your safety glasses when working with recoil springs.

 

[TheTone]

Accidentally “sproinging” a recoil spring. You know the sound... “spROING!” Makes me swear like a sailor and consider throwing the saw.

On my rebuilds, I always disassemble and clean the recoil starter, including the spring, giving it a wipe down with WD-40. The key is a constant two finger pressure on the spring (like 9 and 3 o'clock), only lifting one finger at a time when the spring is wound under that spot and immediately replacing pressure. After the first few turns - where most of the sproinging takes place - it gets easier. Much harder for me to do are the ones with the metal cups because the cups seem shallower than the starter housing groove and you have to make a close guess how much to leave the hook sticking out, since the assembly only fits in one way. Once it's wound, it's difficult to impossible to adjust.