Stihl sprocket washer and e clip

[Harry_L]

Hi all, today my sprocket washer and e clip somehow come off the sprocket on my stihl 261 c.

I was just wondering if all the e clips and sprocket washers are the same size as i have found one on an old 231?

Any help appreciated. Thanks

 

[peatff]

036 and 044 are the same, just try it and see. Genuine E clips are thicker than aftermarket and hold better I have found.

[outonalimb]

I'm assuming you've checked the  clutch drum for notorious wear/wobble on this model. I would want to know how it came off assuming it wasn't just operator error in the first place.

[stihlmadasever]

If its a 261 it could be a symptom of excessive needle bearing wear.

Edited April 4, 2018 by stihlmadasever

[spudulike]

Check the oiler worm arm as well, likely to be knackered!

[Harry_L]

Thanks everyone, the saw is only 4 months old. And i dont know how it came off. And yes the clutch drum is fine no wobble.
Thanks again

[JamesNYorkshire]

Check the needle bearing isn’t worn or disintegrated... I kept having the same issue with mine and got through quite a few e clips and washers... If it’s the same problem I had it’s easily resolved by switching to a spur sprocket

 

James

[Harry_L]

Check the needle bearing isn’t worn or disintegrated... I kept having the same issue with mine and got through quite a few e clips and washers... If it’s the same problem I had it’s easily resolved by switching to a spur sprocket
 
James

The needle bearing is good. If it happens again i will swap to a spur sprocket [emoji106][emoji106]