MS 230 starter pawl

[Nopedigree]

Hi all, I seem to go through replacement starter pawls on my saw pretty frequently, are there suppliers of best quality replacements you could recommend.

I’ve had the saw from new maybe 15 years ago and while I’m domestic use I manage to cut about 8 m3 a year to heat the house. The original pawl seemed to last quite a while so I suspect I’ve now got a poor batch or fake parts.

Also is the engagement I’m seeing normal, maybe 50% of the contact surface available, see photo.

Many thanks in advance.

NoPedigree

[Stubby]

13 minutes ago, Nopedigree said:

Hi all, I seem to go through replacement starter pawls on my saw pretty frequently, are there suppliers of best quality replacements you could recommend.

I’ve had the saw from new maybe 15 years ago and while I’m domestic use I manage to cut about 8 m3 a year to heat the house. The original pawl seemed to last quite a while so I suspect I’ve now got a poor batch or fake parts.

Also is the engagement I’m seeing normal, maybe 50% of the contact surface available, see photo.

Many thanks in advance.

NoPedigree

What saw is it ?Do you use the girlie de comp button if it has one ? This will lessen the force on them to a degree .

[openspaceman]

I agree with Stubby, if it starts easy enough with the decompression button in use it, it takes strain off the starter mechanism.

[ChrisNewport]

i very much doubt the ms230 has a decomp and thats the worst condition pawl ive seen, how long has it been in? It does look a bit chinese plastic to me so id always go with oem for parts like that. What sort of condition is the flywheel in where the pawl engages with it? Is the pawl returning to its place when you test with the starter off? It does look like its staying engaged whilst the saws running to be that worn to me.

[pleasant]

IF it has a decomp valve fitted, then it is a 'comfort' version of the 230, which will also have a primer bulb fitted, tooless chain adjustment, and (crucially) the soft starter recoil system, whereby you dont give the rope a good, hard pull to start it, but instead you pull the rope in a more, slow progressive pull to allow the secondary recoil spring to kick in at the top of the extension of the rope to spin the flywheel. Pulling a stihl soft starter in the normal way will quickly knacker the springs and pawls. 

Edited 6 hours ago by pleasant

[Nopedigree]

Thanks for the input guys, I think it must be copy parts.

No decompression

No soft start of primer bulb

Flywheel in good Nick

Pawl  returns.to park position.

Purchasing department will be getting a severe talking to😀

Thanks again.

Nopedigree

[Bob_z_l]

Use L&S Engineers. 
Buy the STIHL part from them. Still have my 1999 MS230 and it is still a good giver.

 

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[spudulike]

Yes L&S for OEM parts. Check the flywheel inner boss that the pawl contacts with, if it is badly worn or covered in crap.....possible cause.

You can fit the double spring retainer and twin pawls as in the MS460 but tbh...it shouldn't be necessary.

Double check that the pawl is extending fully when you pull the starter handle slowly....with the cover off otherwise you won't see it🙄