Crack in crankcase

[GuyMo]

Stripping a 200t that I got for (very) cheap, as spares or repair. Came across this crack in the crankcase. Question, is it worth salvaging? Rest of the saw is solid.

Cheers

[spudulike]

If the rest is in fine fettle or at least salvageable then yes, it is worth saving. Fortunately, these saws use big roller bearings so the cases split relatively easily compared to most, assuming you remove all the screws! You should be able to pick up a case relatively easily, not sure if the cases not being a matched pair is an issue but the crank and bearings are quite live in these saws so I would try to rebuild it if it was mine.......and faced with 6 weeks at home doing sweet FA courtesy of the Chinese!

[Wolfie]

I used unmatched cases when i built a 200 from boxes of parts that I had - worked fine.

[GuyMo]

On 04/04/2020 at 09:31, spudulike said:

If the rest is in fine fettle or at least salvageable then yes, it is worth saving. Fortunately, these saws use big roller bearings so the cases split relatively easily compared to most, assuming you remove all the screws! You should be able to pick up a case relatively easily, not sure if the cases not being a matched pair is an issue but the crank and bearings are quite live in these saws so I would try to rebuild it if it was mine.......and faced with 6 weeks at home doing sweet FA courtesy of the Chinese!

Thank you! A chap I know locally had a pile of crankcases in a box (as you do!).

So managed to get one for £20. 
Going to replace the bearings/seals etc  and give it a new pot/piston too. So hopefully it should work out! Wish me luck...

[htb]

Use Stihl genuine piston or meteor as next best, try and retain original pot .

[spudulike]

The OEM is only a tad more expensive than Meteor so go OEM - Circa £85