Cost of new piston in 560

[Acer Forestry]

A mate has a fairly well used 560XP that before too long will need a another barrel, and I can possibly buy it on that spares / repair basis. Can anyone fill me in on projected costs on this, cheers.

[MattyF]

Pistons cheap ... lil red barn of eBay if meteor are still not doing one .. forget it if it needs a pot though.

[Acer Forestry]

Ok cheers. Am I right in assuming that generally weakening compression is most likely to be knackered rings, and the pot is only going to get wrecked if the saw is pushed beyond the point it should have been repaired?

[MattyF]

I'm no expert , spuds the man he rebuilt one of my 560's and ported it and it's got stronger compression than ever with just a new bottom end piston and rings.. compression is now so strong it destroys a starter recoil unit every 6 months!

[Acer Forestry]

Ok, sounds like it might be time to PM Spud

[spudulike]

It is very possible that the cylinder is OK and you just need a new piston. What most fail to recognise is that the Nikasil plating on the bore is bullet proof and tends to only score if it comes in to contact with hardened steel such as circlips and piston rings.

[Acer Forestry]

Thanks Spud. I had searched for you in the members list and thought that your user name began with (oddly enough) Spud, but didn't see it there. If I get around to getting any of my saws tweaked I'll drop you a PM

[spudulike]

Thanks Spud. I had searched for you in the members list and thought that your user name began with (oddly enough) Spud, but didn't see it there. If I get around to getting any of my saws tweaked I'll drop you a PM

 

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