see the hardened torx bit broken off in it? No drill bit of mine could touch it.Good thing the muffler was coming apart internally and wasn't going to be reused. Lol
What the..... Hows this %$#&^% muff mod?
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see the hardened torx bit broken off in it? No drill bit of mine could touch it.Good thing the muffler was coming apart internally and wasn't going to be reused. Lol
astnmacgto
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That free flow theory.... looks good on this saw. Hahaha
ADLM
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Ya.
That second pic was hiding a red finger.
That second pic was hiding a red finger.
ANewSawyer
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What the hey diddle diddle! Any clue why it looks like that? Please tell me someone didn't do that on purpose!
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it looks like that cause Alex didnt fix it the first time
backhoelover
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some dumbass before him did. you know when hes done with it. it will run better then ts1,000,000
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Looks like a Samsung melt-down. 
The left screw had threads were stripped in the exhaust flange.
Had to remove the muffler to fix the threads, and when taking the right screw out, I went to loosen it with a 27 torx drill driver and it spun inside the screw down inside a recessed 2" hole.
This model is notorious for the left hand screw taking a hike.
About every 50th saw you get to drill the head completely off the screw to remove the muffler. No biggie with the right drill bit.
Come to find out (later)...there was an old broken tip of a hardened drill driver stuck in the head of the screw, from whom ever repaired it last.
I made zero headway with cobalt drill bits, and there were pieces of the baffle rattling around inside the muffler. I could see tiny holes from detatched spot welds in the front of the muffler, so I had nothing to lose by destroying the muffler. I started tin snipping the stubborn b a s t a r d to gain access, so I could get some vise grips on the head.
Looks like an alquida muffler.
Had to remove the muffler to fix the threads, and when taking the right screw out, I went to loosen it with a 27 torx drill driver and it spun inside the screw down inside a recessed 2" hole.
This model is notorious for the left hand screw taking a hike.
About every 50th saw you get to drill the head completely off the screw to remove the muffler. No biggie with the right drill bit.
Come to find out (later)...there was an old broken tip of a hardened drill driver stuck in the head of the screw, from whom ever repaired it last.
I made zero headway with cobalt drill bits, and there were pieces of the baffle rattling around inside the muffler. I could see tiny holes from detatched spot welds in the front of the muffler, so I had nothing to lose by destroying the muffler. I started tin snipping the stubborn b a s t a r d to gain access, so I could get some vise grips on the head.
Looks like an alquida muffler.
astnmacgto
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Talk about taking the long way around, and I most certainly know the feeling.
ADLM
You'd think that broken tip would have vibrated out right away.
astnmacgto
Carnac The Magnificent
Somebody was prolly using a 25 instead of a 27 and it got wedged before it busted off.You'd think that broken tip would have vibrated out right away.
ADLM
