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  1. Al Smith

    How to fix an anti vibe buffer on a MS170

    That thing swallowed something .Look at the divet in the top of the piston that pinched off both rings .In addition to that while heavy oil to a certain extend might help a worn out 4 cycle it has little or no effect on a two cycle .In addition to that addition once a piston gets scalded and...
  2. Al Smith

    How to fix an anti vibe buffer on a MS170

    I looked it up .It's one of those so called low pollution contraptions ,49 cc bore . Throw the parts in a box ,in a given amount of time you'll find the repair parts . BTW using 20/50 wt oil is not a good choice for mix oil .
  3. Al Smith

    How to fix an anti vibe buffer on a MS170

    So then is a 391 a later version of the 039/390 ? I don't know because that's another number I've never even seen let alone worked on .However if it is there's a zillion after market parts for the 039/390 models .Matter of fact all I've ever done on an 039 was repaired a faulty clutch .
  4. Al Smith

    How to fix an anti vibe buffer on a MS170

    Well it is an 017/170 .It never was worth a whole lot .
  5. Al Smith

    How to fix an anti vibe buffer on a MS170

    Well first of all you need a good driver ,solid tip not tamper proof with a hole it .Those will collapse under strain .Good tool company ,Wiha of Germany who BTW make specialty tools for Stihl .A 6" T27 bit is around 8-9 bucks .It's made of vanadium steel,same thing car axles and wrenches are...
  6. Al Smith

    How to fix an anti vibe buffer on a MS170

    The shock mount is already out except a little bit under the screw .First thing after you give the saw an amble amount of compressed air is to unscrew the screw
  7. Al Smith

    How to fix an anti vibe buffer on a MS170

    Take a picture of the thing showing the offending part .
  8. Al Smith

    How to fix an anti vibe buffer on a MS170

    Most Stihls aren't hard to work on .You want a toughie try a Mini Mac .As far as the subject saw I've never even seen one .
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