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Heck of a deal... Right place at the right time!

Steve, the oil gunk under the clutch may just be cooked bar oil from cutting with a dull chain or leaving the chain brake on from time to time. Always do a pressure / vacuum test before tear down to see if there are any leaks anywhere and repeat before start-up to make sure they were fixed or...

Thanks for the compliments guys. Sorry Steve, I thought it was you but it was Dave with the puller. That one is way less money than the STIHL tool, but I don't see how it would work for reassembly. I guess you could just use long bolts to start the two halves together and do it that way. What...

I guess if you are this far the bearings might as well be replaced, since Al is right, there is no way to do this without putting some stress on them. Once the crank is out, if the bearings are to be changed a bearing splitter must be used. They don’t always need changed but since I am this far...

034 Case Split Well I managed to get the pictures organized for splitting the case. This is how to split a STIHL pro saw crankcase using the STIHL tools. The process is basically the same for any pro saw from a 026 to a MS 880. I realize the tools are expensive, but they do work extremely well...

Steve, Al is right, it is probably best to open it up and inspect the bearings with a magnifier to be sure, but it is easy to mess things up if you plan to use a hammer. I have the STIHL tools to split a case safely and correctly, and put it back together without using a hammer, and it makes the...