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Ok, finally! See attached photo. The baffle plate is (kind of) in place now, It may need to be pushed down a bit more, but I'm nervous about breaking the little tab at the bottom left...or is there a way to wiggle it into place? Thanks!

O Yea, looks like I do need that spring cover. Thanks. Chris, I see this diagram that includes the air baffle plate. In this link attached, it's the first diagram at the top, and the plate is number 7. I can't work out the exact location of the plate. I removed the black air filter box. Anything else I need to remove. Diagram here; https://www.diyspareparts.com/parts/stihl/diagrams/ms170-d/d3c0d490-4873-4074-b6a5. Thanks

Thanks for the replies. Yes, I thought it should be covering that long spring in the photo, because looking at other MS 180's in YouTube, when the chain is off,.you don't see that spring. I did try to fit the cover over the spring, but it doesn't seem to fit anywhere around there. As regards being between the air filter box and the cylinder, I'll take off the that box and see if it fits in there. Thanks.

Hi, I have been cleaning a Stihl Ms 180 chainsaw, and I can't figure out where a part goes when reassembling. Please see picture attached. The little plastic cover next to the chainsaw (I think) goes under the chain somewhere, but I'm not sure. I did try putting on the chain and cover, but when. I make the 2 nuts tight, the chain bar is not held steady. Thanks for any help.