Need Pot and Piston for 056 Super

[Joe Newton]

Hi all, I need a new cylinder and piston kit for my 056 Super, and I can't find one anywhere.

 

I'm sure OEM would be way too expensive (not really looking to spend over a ton), and I'd rather avoid the Chinese aftermarket kits.

 

Can anyone advise me on where I can find a decent quality aftermarket pot and piston kit?

 

Cheers in advance, Joe

[Jammydogg]

Thats an old style saw joe? Have you tried ebay?

 

 

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[Joe Newton]

Yup, sod all. I've got a couple of Cold War era Stihls, they're cool pieces of history, but ornaments, they are not. I need to get it working! I think Stihl make parts for it but OEM is bloody expensive.

 

 

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[Jammydogg]

Yea man id like to see them. Do you use them much? What bar is on your 056? Yea id imagine stihl would be mega £££, il av a word with a mate of mine who can seem to source allsorts of bits n pieces

 

 

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[Joe Newton]

Got a 36" on the 56. Big heavy beast. Only really useful for ringing up large timber, but it's underpowered at the moment due to the shagged engine.

 

 

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[tree_beard]

none of the good aftermarket companies make 056 top ends.

 

i dont think anyone makes cylinders for them, but there are no-name chinese pistons available.

 

stihl possibly still supply oem top ends, but a lot of 056 parts are nla

[Joe Newton]

none of the good aftermarket companies make 056 top ends.

 

 

 

i dont think anyone makes cylinders for them, but there are no-name chinese pistons available.

 

 

 

stihl possibly still supply oem top ends, but a lot of 056 parts are nla

 

 

How can such a popular saw not have available parts!?

 

 

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[tree_beard]

because they were never 'that' popular, and production stopped about 25 years ago, whereas other saw's of that era 038,076 etc continued production (and were updated) for other markets

[Joe Newton]

Balls, anyone know if I can mod another cylinder to fit? I heard the 051 can take a 076 p&c.

 

 

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[bobh]

Did you get my pm?

 

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