MS261 query

[Tommy_B]

What a load of fibs

[carlos]

intresting thread in regards to the recent recall of the little echo pruning saw and how they have dealt with the situation compared with stihls response to the op,s email " deny all and put the blame on the user"!

surly it cant be that hard to design an uprated bearing and hand them to all the unhappy 261 users?

carl

[Stubby]

I don't know if this is true but I did read somewhere that the end of the crank was ground slightly oval causing the eventual failure of the bearing .

[Mark_Skyland]

Yes but something isn't right as some have been so bad, the drum has actually worn the end of the oiler arm off and some have stripped the arm off the oiler worm/pinion!

 

No good just denying it as the evidence is there and telling the customer this tripe just pisses them off!

 

I just wonder why the MS260 was fine and the 261 was so bad - no idea if the latest ones are any better!

 

No doubt there is an issue its just that the bearing is the same one that is fitted to a vast range of saws.

 

The issue as far as I know is the clutch drum, this is causing the bearing to fail, trash the oil pump etc rather than the bearing being at fault.As you say more often than not the oil pump arm is broken.

 

The drums on the 261 seems to wear extremely fast. I have had ms260's in that must have done thousands of hours on the same bearing and hundreds on the same drum.

 

Ive just been fitting the ms260 dums and have had no return issues as of yet

[spudulike]

No doubt there is an issue its just that the bearing is the same one that is fitted to a vast range of saws.

 

The issue as far as I know is the clutch drum, this is causing the bearing to fail, trash the oil pump etc rather than the bearing being at fault.As you say more often than not the oil pump arm is broken.

 

The drums on the 261 seems to wear extremely fast. I have had ms260's in that must have done thousands of hours on the same bearing and hundreds on the same drum.

 

Ive just been fitting the ms260 dums and have had no return issues as of yet

 

I fit the steel cage needle bearing and a new clutch kit. Tends to do 1-2 years so not too bad.

 

I have seen old saws come in, no maintenance but perfect on clutch play, damn strange that Stihl didn't get it right on this saw:confused1: Have also had similar on 362s though....not good.

[Maxnaggle]

I fit the steel cage needle bearing and a new clutch kit. Tends to do 1-2 years so not too bad.

 

I have seen old saws come in, no maintenance but perfect on clutch play, damn strange that Stihl didn't get it right on this saw:confused1: Have also had similar on 362s though....not good.

 

Heya spud, where do you source the steel bearing from if you don't mind me asking? My 261 needs a hug big time

[TreeswingerPerth]

We had two 261's , both had no end of bearings and drums . My local dealer eventually converted both to spur type drums and metal cage bearings and told me we would have no further trouble .

I think the metal cage bearings were Oregon ?

 

Anyway , by that time I had lost confidence in them and sold them and got two husky 560's , best move for us as they have been fantastic , way way better than the 261's

[Thesnarlingbadger]

Every single 261 I have ever used has had the needle bearings go at some point. I have got a load spare in my tool box for when they go on site. I'm sure Sthil make more money from those bloody things than the actual saws themselves. 😉

[spudulike]

Heya spud, where do you source the steel bearing from if you don't mind me asking? My 261 needs a hug big time

 

The Bay, you can tell in the images if they are steel caged!

[spudulike]

Every single 261 I have ever used has had the needle bearings go at some point. I have got a load spare in my tool box for when they go on site. I'm sure Sthil make more money from those bloody things than the actual saws themselves. 😉

 

Mmmm - cynical but probably correct:thumbdown: