I feel like one day this will come back to bite me in the arse and I'm going to be the guy with 27 chainsaws and some noob is going to ask me why I have multiples.
I'm trying to find the part# for the small rubber flap that attaches right near that screen that attaches to the front cover. I can't seem to find it listed separately. Is it just part of the cover? I'm about to run out to the garage and take it out and see if the part number is on it. hahahahaha. It's a thin rubber thing with two nubs that press into #6 right near the pre-filter #7.
I’m not certain. I’ve only seen them in pics I suppose it could be just a rain cover. I’ve seen pics of other models that have a blue cover blocking the bottom 2” of the recoil cover to prevent snow from getting sucked in. #15 and 21 on your ipl
Thanks will keep looking. Now that these arrived today (of course) I feel like I should find an 034, 034 super, 036, or ms360 to work on now. HAHAHAHAHAHAHA
I checked the bar cover and both plastic guides for the chain were missing. I think the AM kit I bought came with 2 bumper guards so I installed them. But one of them doesn't fit tightly. I don't know how the hole for the guard got enlarged...or maybe it's just a crappy AM piece that doesn't fit right....but you can see in the pics how it looks. I was thinking I'll put a small blob of silicone caulk in there to hold it but now I'm just gonna order a 4-pack of oem strips. Is it just to protect the chain in case it falls off the bar so it doesn't get all mangled up? The cover is also missing the chip guard. #4 in the diagram below. Ordered a new OEM one.
The little white hard plastic pieces protect the case and cover and I would want those in there. There are times when I'm noodling that I remove the #4 guard at the rear to allow the noodles to flow out a little better, but usually I have it in there. Might keep your cover from getting damaged.
Thanks. Protect it from........the chain if it falls off? From debris? Does it actually guide the chain? Should arrive in a few days.
The chain often times will ride up out of the bar when you’re cutting, as in a pinch situation. And then as you try wiggling to get it out, you inadvertently twist the saw into the chain and it will gouge the crank case without the wear pad. Heat up a tuning screwdriver and push it into the “button” on the back of the plastic guide a few times. The resulting plastic “boogers” will hold it in place better than an oem piece. #4 in the above pic is called a chip guard, but it’ll help protect the gas tank if the chain is derailed
I know the small strip ones can get torn up some when the chain comes off and I'd rather have them take the abuse than the cover. The larger one at the back had gotten chain tooth marks in it from the chain being knocked off as well. I don't lose the chain on my bigger saw too often, but when I'm working in brush, vines, and twigs with the smaller saw is usually when I knock a chain off. I never take the guards out of my smaller saw. The only times the chain has ever come off on my larger saws was while clearing brush around a tree while prepping it for safe felling. Never have come off while bucking or actual felling.
I should look at the wear pads on the crankcase then. I think that's you're referring to. I think maybe those are missing too. Totally forgot to look. I'll try the screwdriver method on the AM guards. Awesome thank you both for the elaboration.
That looks like it should have replaced 10 years ago! Heh heh. Surely the owner would have heard something right? And the saw must have underperformed, no?
Wow. I would have bet that would be a rare occurence but I guess there are a lot of people out there who don't take care of their equipment. I had an ex-coworker who told me she bought her first new car and drove it for 5 years.....until one day it wouldn't go anymore. Never changed the oil. Lmfao.
That's not only years of use, but running worn chains on a good sprocket, or vice versa too...correct?
Not certain. I’d bet they’d all look like that eventually if you kept putting on new chains and never inspected the sprocket. I’m sure it’s sped up by using stretched out chains, though
