stihl 038Super Clutch drum and sprocket recommendations

[neiln]

I'm after a replacement clutch drum and drive sprocket for my recently acquired 038 AV Super. Are the chinese AM parts ok or made of cheese? I've found the correct part number - Stihl 1119/00, on ebay for £5.49 from China, has anybody got any experience with these parts, OK? Here's a link

 

CLUTCH DRUM RIM SPROCKET 3/8 7T w/ BEARING FITS STIHL CHAINSAW 038 MS380 MS381 | eBay

 

I also need a replacment air filter,fuel filter and fuel and oil filler caps, looking at these, anyone got any experiences?

 

Air Filter Cleaner, Felt for STIHL MS380 MS381 038 Chainsaw - 1119 120 1607 Accs

 

FUEL TANK FILTER FOR STIHL 026 029 034 036 038 039 044 046 066 088 CHAINSAW | eBay

 

Gas Fuel Cap&Oil Cap Fit For Stihl 020 021 023 024 025 026 028 034 036 038 048 | eBay

 

Cheers.

[spudulike]

Here is my universal response - If it is a primary saw for daily use to make you money to live then only use OEM Stihl.

 

If it is to cut a bit of firewood occasionally or for a back up saw then the parts will probably be fine however I have found the AM fuel caps to be suspect on some occasions especially on old tanks - if they are cheap then try one and see what gives.

 

If you lose one day of work through cheap parts failing then they weren't so cheap after all!

[neiln]

Those are wise words I think Spud, thanks. I'm sure you would know though that an old 038Super is not going to be a daily use work saw, its very much the occasional use firewood saw. I want to stay safe though, so don't fancy a leaky fuel cap (like my worn out Stihl one, which left a puddle of mix on my patio table as I strpped out the worn clutch drum earlier today)

[Rough Hewn]

A good friend of mine always repairs his machines with Chinese parts because they are so cheap.

He also loves spending days on end fixing machinery.

Ideal!

However he's not a professional user, and his machines break all the time.

The engineering tolerances and quality of materials is generally shi*.

Get a rim sprocket conversion kit, it'll work out cheaper in the long term,

And it won't damage your chain as much.

Filters and caps are a few quid from your dealer.

Often prices on eBay are more than in the shop???

038s is a great saw.

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[neiln]

Thanks Rough Hewn, you are the latest of a growing number of people that tell me its a great saw. Heavy and drinks mix but solid and powerful. Mine needs just a little spruce up. I got it from ebay and it seems ok for an old saw but when I picked it up it was fitted with the wrong chain (1.3mm gauge in a 1.6mm gauge bar) that was absurdly tight, I guess in an attempt to hold it straight and make it cut. First time trying it I soon found it wasn't cutting right and it didn't take long to find the chain problem. I've checked the bar and its fine, rails straight and 7+ mm of depth on the groove so some wear left yet. New stihl chain ordered, and am looking into the drive sprocket replacement as that is knackered, wear grooves are almost a couple of mm deep!. I'd considered going to rim but I won't wear chains out often cutting a bit of firewood and when I found a clutch drum for £5.49 I thought there's little point going to a rim kit if that drum is half decent. Still considering it though, would you recommend any particular kit?

 

Other than that it ran ok but stalled from time to time on idle so I pulled the air filter and found it totally clogged on the back side, now clean but I want a new one anyway. I pulled the plug and found it was clean but a bit loose and judging by the oily mark round half the squash washer it wasn't quite sealing. It was also a Rocwood, so I'll replace it for an NGK. Hopefully with new filter and plug it will run fine. If not I may be back asking more questions!

 

Oil and fuel mix filler caps look OEM but old and a bit mangled, someone has been screnching them up tight to get them to seal, so before they mangle completely at a PITA moment I'll change them. I'll give FR Jones a call to see if OEM caps aren't too much, and check the price of filters at the same time, then make a decision.

 

I'm kinda content to possibly waste a couple of quid on chinese caps and filters that don't work but what i don't want is a filter to fail in a way that blocks my carb or causes more damage, or a cap to seem ok but then split and spill oil or fuel mix everywhere.

[neiln]

Ok, parts ordered from FR Jones as they are reasonably priced. After VAT the clutch drum, flock/fleece air filter, fuel filter and the 2 filler caps is a few pence under £40 so it didn't seem worth faffing with Chinese AM stuff.

[Rough Hewn]

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