Ollie_M

Ollie (@tdi_ollie) • Instagram reel WWW.INSTAGRAM.COM 0 likes, 0 comments - tdi_ollieApril 22, 2024 on : "#chainsaw #stihlchainsaw #chainsawrepair #stihl038 #treework #felling". speaks for itself really, cheers for the help guys runs lovely and going back to my mate who i sold it to for him to torture again 🤦‍♂️ out of interest what would someone charge for diagnosis then replacement of crank seals?

running working 550xp's are on ebay in and around £400 so you might get a hundred quid for it i would say

I’ve heard there’s Stihl tools to help with alignment when putting the new seals in. Are they worth getting? If so what’s the part number?

i dont do arb work but dad a car mechanic, im an agricultural mechanic. £150 on a pair of either laceup or dealer caterpillar safety boots and we usually change em after two years as by then the inner soles have worn down to the metal safety plates on the heal so not as comfy for all day wearing - work pays for replacements. however the soles are perfectly fine and generally all in decent shape other than fabric/leather loss over the steel toe. i personally see no need to spend anymore money or change. the only reason to not get some would be if you wanted high top laceups for a bit more ankle support...

best thing i done was put a saw back together without tightening down the spark plug, was awfully confused when i went to start it and it suddenly had no compression.... took far longer than i'd like to admit for me to check the plug was tight and figure out what id done

what do people recommend for a splitting axe? or possibly a cheap splitter, have a tractor so could go hydraulic if anyone knows of any cheap ones that work? currently been sectioning rounds up with saw then splitting using an old 4lb elwell felling axe - done the job but always kind of wished for a nice splitting axe looking forward to suggestions

not a proffesional but im assuming your using a quality oil? amsoil, motorex, motul etc

fill the tank right up then try run it on its side straight away, if it runs then then its the pickup body not falling to the bottom

talking to myself here but clutch side crank seals backordered everywhere 🙄 got them on order from ls engineers hopefully doesnt take too long

Clutch side seal out no problem, drilled 2 2mm holes and started to screw in, pliers under the head of the screw 2 hits on the handle end of pliers for each screw and it popped out. Happy days although don’t think the rubber part is supposed to be separate 🤣 flywheel side I’m not sure what to do really, no space to get a screw in really so not very sure what to do? edit: well after some digging I found a screw small enough, and it popped straight out 👍

What’d be your recommended way to pierce it and lever it out? I was thinking a fairly stout 90 degree pick through a drilled hole but without knowing how much space there is to play with behind metal it’s not something I’m going to try in a hurry oh and fair play on the diagnosis!

Actually bought this and finally got round to pressure testing, blocked it all and couldn’t get saw to hold any pressure whatsoever (yes did confirm tool was holding pressure and my adapters were) in the end I put my air compressor on it and very quickly came to conclusion clutch side crank seal is shot to bits. oh I can also turn the saw over by hand on just the flywheel with everything blocked off - can hear the air being pushed out the seals just need to get some new seals ordered and figure out how to get old seals out.

Impulse line and intake boot checked all ok, cylinder is tight, will give it a good clean and check for physical cracks as I know it’s had hard use. It’s an old saw that sat for a good 10 years so I feel crank seals are a good possibility, for an air leak this bad the seals would be visibly buggered I would’ve thought? Don’t really want to spend out for a mityvac for how often I’ll use it but if I can’t visually find this air leak I may just have to get it.

idle screw is adjusted so theres very little gap, i forgot to say which might be quite key is that if i choke it once it starts it will idle at a somewhat normal speed - something i find real weird as it obviously restricts air flow significantly but i dont get what it does differently to the throttle valve