husqvarna 345 rebuild!

[jamesw]

After being told my husqvarna was beyond economical repair i put it to one side however i found the exact part i was after:001_smile:

 

The problem was i had a severe oil leak from my oil tank (via the bar bolts) covering the exhaust:sneaky2: I am now the owner of a oil tank/ saw body for the exact model a 345.

 

But i am now left wondering how hard/easy it would be to strip my old 345 down and rebuild it on the new body. I am not a complete mechanical muppet but also i am not that much of a motor head either. Will i need any specialist tools? What do you guys think? I have a spare day to do it so its not a matter losing money but more of a good challenge.

 

Opinions good or bad please, except stihl are better blah blah:lol: Cheers in advance for your comments

[THE88MAN]

give it a go mate,aint that hard,number everything or write down the order you stripped it etc,if you left with any bits at the end you did it wrong lol

[jamesw]

im kinda thinking that otherwise i could give it to a mate who could do it! but as i said i just wanna have a go:blushing:

[Bolt]

Just give it a go James, youv'e already done the hard bit (i.e. get together the bits you need)

 

Its a great way of understanding better how somthing works.

 

My golden nugget of advice would be to take photos as to take it apart (pictures are cheep, so take loads as you go from all angles)

 

This makes putting stuff back together sooooo much easier.

 

As long as you don't need the saw desperately, you can give it as long as it takes.

[armchairarborist]

taking photos is good advise, when its all finished and running fine keep the box of spare bits that you couldnt find where they go..

[Jamie]

just do it. you also have a whole host of spare saw bits for any future repairs

 

jamie

[bob]

i did a 254 several yrs ago

was a pain in the arse splitting the engine casing

but very rewarding to do

and you will learn loads

nowt to loose crack on

[jamesw]

Hi guys

 

Just some photos of the project

 

Spent an Hour on her tonight!!! had to finish as i forgot the piston stopper:blushing: I am hoping now that i can get away with stripping any further than getting the clutch off. As you can see in the photos its glistening with oil. That was the problem an horrendous oil leak prob. Spent ten minutes scrubbing and degreasing casings, filters and gubbings. So far so good but with my luck i am bound to run into a prob tomorrow:thumbup1:

[armchairarborist]

nice to see im not the only one who fixes engines n stuff in the house, my woman didnt think much of me lapping some valves in on the coffee table, good job she didnt find the cylinderhead in the dishwasher too.. looks like you need some rags on that job though, old t-shirts are the best, clean everything as you go..have fun:thumbup1:

[tommer9]

good job she didnt find the cylinderhead in the dishwasher too.. :

 

:lol: