T540xp broken AV mount

[Ethel_Merman]

Hello everybody I'm new and I mean you no harm. Can anyone tell me where I can get a whole new undercarriage for this T540xp? By the looks of things that's the only way to rectify this situation, unless anyone knows better?

[Kev Stephenson]

About £100 from FR Jones. I did one earlier this year. Total saw strip down as that piece is also the fuel tank.

[MattyF]

Is that the new updated spring ??? The design is total crap though I can't believe with the time spent in development they got it so wrong ! it really lets down what other wise would of been a good saw.. I must of gone through 10 or more rear AV springs in the time I've had mine ,luckily not doing any major damage.

[kev7937]

We've got three like that, some pollock (me) put all their eggs in one basket and bought four of the plastic piles of dog poo.

[Ethel_Merman]

We've got three like that, some pollock (me) put all their eggs in one basket and bought four of the plastic piles of dog poo.

 

And I was mocked for buying one. I actually think it's a throaty little mother, just complete with some glaringly obvious hideous design flaws.

[18 stoner]

Depending on your dealer, you may get that on warranty. It's worth asking.

 

If its out of warranty there are a few mods that can be done. I've not been on many of the American sites recently, but they're the guys who can mod stuff like this. A bit of searching may help you do a more permanent solution as unfortunately a new belly on that thing is likely to break again.

[Stubby]

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[kev7937]

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How long do we have to wait?

 

Should I not bother replacing them yet?

[kev7937]

And I was mocked for buying one. I actually think it's a throaty little mother, just complete with some glaringly obvious hideous design flaws.

 

When I bought them everyone was singing their praises and saying the stihls were gutless dump, then they started to disintigrate.

[Riggerbear]

I've had my 540 for over 2 years, contract climbing 6 days a week and I'm still on my original rear AV spring so it just down to how you use them.