The fact that he presented all his thoughts and skills he could ae done then explained why the subpar ideas werent applicable, Then gave us the absolute best option with Part Numbers! Amazing, thank you and bless you sir my customers saw will now be fix proper
My Grandfather had a little saw and somebody was using it up on a ladder and dropped it to the driveway below......The stud busted off and the outer case cracked too......I took it home fixed the stud area up with some epoxy putty and made a copper patch from a piece of copper pipe I put a slit in and flattened out then attached it with rivets to repair the outer case......30 years or so later my Dad still has that saw and it still works great and the repairs are still holding up......Not bad for a young guy that really had no clue how to repair either....I think I must've been smarter in my younger days.
Outstanding fix Joe! Great investigation work finding out about that part. I can't see that coming loose again. Especially with the locktite. Great stuff!!!!
It's kind of off-putting that Stihl is aware enough of the problem to stock an oversized stud as opposed to improving the design. I suppose if it was me, I would take a thin piece of plate and shim the clutch out and everything else just so I had something solid tying everything together. I can't think of many companies with a better reputation, and perhaps it's the result of emissions regulations more than value engineering, but the quality in recent years doesn't seem to be quite up to their original standards. I'm hesitant to point a finger though, I think the statement is fairly true across the board which argues it being more likely as a result of new regulations
Wow Joe! This was my exact problem. I have an Echo and both studs came out of the housing. I'll have to see if I can get a pare of those bigger ones. Thanks for putting this video together!
As stated on the data sheet of Locitete 638: “This product is not normally recommended for use on plastics (particularly thermoplastic materials where stress cracking of the plastic could result). Users are recommended to confirm compatibility of the product with such substrates.”
I am not an expert in fastening in plastics, but the threadlocker that is visible in the video is not recommended for this task. Please point this out in the video because it could damage the plastic.
@il_missionario_della_dopa with all due respect, the threadlocker has worked fine and shows no sign of damaging the plastic. If it does fail I will delete or correct this video.
Stihl products were always good when I worked in a small equipment shop. I don't think any other competitors on that same level are any worse or better. There was always little things that get discovered and fixed. The pro version of that saw is about double the price, so they have to whittle the price down some how for home owners, farmers, landscapers, etc that want a top handle saw. Don't know how much they save by removing a couple millimetres, but I guess every bit counts.
The economics are crazy. It reminds me of the airline company that save 40k gallons of fuel by not serving olives....like you said, every little bit. Cheers
Has anyone come across any other products with the same workaround? I had a washing machine that was found to have a design fault on the door latch, the manufacturer solved the issue by sending out a redesigned striker plate, which had to be assembled in a certain sequence otherwise the the various parts would fall into the body of the machine.
