crank seals

Hello. I was wondering if anyone could share some knowledge on what the part numbers are for crankshaft seals/oil seals for the mcculloch 200, 250, 1-51 and 1-52 type chainsaws. Where can I find them, and if there might be others that use compatible seals. I’m wanting to swap an engine from...

I am just finishing a rebuild on a 395xp and have some concerns about the flywheel side crank seal. I haven't been able to locate a service manual for the 395, but have a manual for the 394. It says to recess the seal 5mm from the outer machined edge of the case. This seems rather deep. Does...

He all. I'm working on getting an old 034 running for a friend. This won't be his main chainsaw and will probably only get a couple of hours use a year out of it. The problem I'm having is that I can't get it to fire up at all. I rebuilt the carb, cleaned the fuel tank vent, and used a little...

I'm hoping for some second opinions on a saw diagnosis that I've done. I got a Stihl 031AV that has recently had the carb rebuilt and was running successfully but now the saw races at idle even with the idle screw backed all the way out. I am suspecting an air leak but I have no tools to test...

Hey, everyone! I brought my saw (Stihl MS361) into the local Stihl dealer today in order to get the flywheel side crank seal pulled (I tried all kinds of methods on my own, but was afraid of scratching the crankcase), thinking it was a safer bet to have them do the work than my novice self. To...