361 exhaust(ed)

[tommer9]

The exhaust has come adrift on my 361. One of the studs in the pot has come out, and is, i think, rattling around in the muffle, and the nut has come off the other stud which is stilll in the muffler to, i think. Okay, just bolt it back together i hear you say....well i cannot for the life of me see how i would get to the two studs with the exhaust in place:confused1:Does a new exhaust come with holes through it or what?

Help pls. Ta.

[TimberCutterDartmoor]

Yes, muffler is normally thru-bolted from outer to cylinder. Remove muffler as a whole (two-halved muffler may fall in two - dunno on that saw) and re-introduce studs after a good wire brushing or replacement! Has that helped? Slap up side of the head if not!

[ukminch]

Undo the two bolts on the bottom, the muffler then hinges on the exhaust. Retighten the exhaust on refit muffler.....

 

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[ben lightfoot]

This has happened to a few of ours but be careful of any loose parts going back into the cylinder as this also happened which resulted in a rebuild, luckily could not pull it over so no damage was done. Do sound good with no exhaust though

[tommer9]

I have got the old exhaust off now, and see that it isnt studs and nuts, but star bolts through the exhaust (as i would have expected) but there were blanking plugs over the holes, which given that it is one of the first 362's, had rusted out and loked like solid metal. New exhaust here tomorrow.