How did I manage this?

[Stubby]

gdh . Check your " in box "

[gdh]

Haha thanks stubby. I see what's happened now. The bolt that's loose in the muffler is a separate issue to the 2 missing ones I replaced (although probably caused by the vibrations).

 

Stupid mistake on my part but I'm glad I know now, it's been bothering me all day how a bolt could have done that.

[Gary Prentice]

You might find that loose bolt has threaded the hole. We had one recently do that. Helicoiling worked.

[Stubby]

You might find that loose bolt has threaded the hole. We had one recently do that. Helicoiling worked.

 

Struggled to get that for a bit . Stripped the thread do you mean ?

[gdh]

Yeah it has damaged the thread, the new ones came out pretty quickly and it's cracked round the back so I've got a new one on order.

[SawTroll]

Haha thanks stubby. I see what's happened now. The bolt that's loose in the muffler is a separate issue to the 2 missing ones I replaced (although probably caused by the vibrations).

 

Stupid mistake on my part but I'm glad I know now, it's been bothering me all day how a bolt could have done that.

 

Hopefully you also have learned that you should check the bolts on the saw now and then!

[Mark Bolam]

New breed Huskies are mad for rattling bolts loose!

I put it down to the AV's being so good that the movement all takes place within the powerhead itself.

Every workshop sharpen/blowout I tighten everything, which takes about 2 different screnches and two allen keys.

Maintaining a Husky is very much like making love to a beautiful woman....

[Pinkfoot]

For me , that means it never happens !

[Will Heal]

I tighten all my nuts nuts and bolts once a month😂

[gdh]

New breed Huskies are mad for rattling bolts loose!

I put it down to the AV's being so good that the movement all takes place within the powerhead itself.

Every workshop sharpen/blowout I tighten everything, which takes about 2 different screnches and two allen keys.

Maintaining a Husky is very much like making love to a beautiful woman....

 

Yeah, that's the downside of the anti vibration, it's really good on the current saws but you don't get the same feel of something loose as the older models and I do wonder if the engine vibrations are actually higher now.

The bolt on the felling spike is constantly coming loose on mine other than that this has been the first thing to come out in 3 years of having the saw.