Cleaning flocked Stihl filters

[CrazyCarl]

Dish Washer

Just think!!!!!!If ya can handle the after math of gettin caught using the dish washer,and having to replace it,,,,,,,,,,,just slide the old one out to the garage ,and,presto!!!!!!!!!!!!Instant Chain Saw Cleaner!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Kneejerk Bombas]

Do you think seals are perfectly air tight as the saw runs?
A throttle plate isn't that much different than a choke plate. What about when you close the throttle at full RPM? I bet that builds vacuum.

 

[Lakeside53]

Yes, you are right about the throttle..!!! probably more so that even the choke.

Seals that leak definitely mess up a saw, so I'd say they are pretty much "air tight" within the design limits which I'd have to assume includes a closed throttle.

Seals : Most seals have two surfaces - the outer being a "dust seal" and the inner the actual shaft seal. The cup between the two is filled with grease prior to fitting.

 

[Lakeside53]

Just think!!!!!!If ya can handle the after math of gettin caught using the dish washer,and having to replace it,,,,,,,,,,,just slide the old one out to the garage ,and,presto!!!!!!!!!!!!Instant Chain Saw Cleaner!!!!!!!!!!!!

Convection oven, fridge...

You're not so crazy after all:jester:

 

[Trigger-Time]

I has one last week where the guys has actually removed ALL the flocking with a wire brush - he thought it was dirt! Piston was shot... he was pissed at me for telling him... hmmm?

Hmmmm.......could be, e-bay saw

 

[stihltech]

sucky seals

Where I have seen the filter make the seals suck in are the cut off saws with a plugged air filter. Cement dust plugs a lot better than sawdust.
I have seen a screen filter on an 056 and 031 suck a piece of the screen in when too plugged. But I am sure nobody here would ever let one get that dirty.

 

[adkranger]

Just think!!!!!!If ya can handle the after math of gettin caught using the dish washer,and having to replace it,,,,,,,,,,,just slide the old one out to the garage ,and,presto!!!!!!!!!!!!Instant Chain Saw Cleaner!!!!!!!!!!!!

Exactly.............

 

[GASoline71]

I use compressed air as well. I have never let my filters get so figgin' dirty that I had to "wash" them. Air only.

I bought an old 032 a couple of years back. The filter was shot. Looked like the one pictured earlier on in this thread. All the flocking was scrubbed of with a wire brush. The fix he made was he wrapped a panty hose around the filter and tied it off with a twist tie.

Gary

 

[belgian]

I blow mine out with compressed air, works very good. It also gets the filters very clean.

same here, easy, quick, no damage, works perfect, and no problem with da wife using her dishwasher

 

[peter399]

Buy a Husky gentlemen and put all the effort that you now spend on your airfilers on the cutting instead. That will spare you toothbrushes, dishwashers and wifes

And you will cut more cords!

/Peter

 

[blis]

Buy a Husky gentlemen and put all the effort that you now spend on your airfilers on the cutting instead. That will spare you toothbrushes, dishwashers and wifes

And you will cut more cords!

/Peter

+1


:sword: :sword: :sword: :hmm3grin2orange:

 

[Kneejerk Bombas]

Seals : Most seals have two surfaces - the outer being a "dust seal" and the inner the actual shaft seal. The cup between the two is filled with grease prior to fitting.

When you pull old seals, is the grease still there, uncontaminated?

 

[Lakeside53]

If I pull a seal thats in pretty good shape, it's usually clean. A bad seal (for whatever reason, is usually dirty but not particularly bad unless it's coming apart. Sometimes you can see a dirty line on the crank where the dusk seal was.


The comment about concrete saws - yep... I figure it acts as an abrasive and grinds it's way into the lips.

 

[Lakeside53]

Grease? never really noticed.

If I pull a seal thats in pretty good shape, it's usually clean. A bad seal (for whatever reason, is usually dirty around the outer lips, but not particularly bad unless it's coming apart. Sometimes you can see a dirty line on the crank where the dust seal was.


The comment about concrete saws - yep... I figure it acts as an abrasive and grinds it's way into the lips.

 

[adkranger]

Buy a Husky gentlemen and put all the effort that you now spend on your airfilers on the cutting instead. That will spare you toothbrushes, dishwashers and wifes

And you will cut more cords!

/Peter

What, you're tellin' me Huskys filters don't get clogged? That I gotta see.... I run three Huskys (two w/HDs) they seem to clog at some point too. Some makes and models' filtration are better than others, but all get clogged if you're actually cuttin' wood with 'em for any length of time.

 

[livewire]

Where do I get one of those fancy "air filers"???

Are they any good or all hype? :jester:

 

[jeff phillips]

Soap and water cleans the outer flocking material ok. The inner dirt/oil seems to remain. I have tried many cleaners to get the filter close to original condition. Brake kleen and carb cleaner do the best. Pernatex orange smooth hand cleaner also did a good job at releasing the grime down in the filter but needs a long rinse to get all the released grime out

 

[farmhard]

Soap and water cleans the outer flocking material ok. The inner dirt/oil seems to remain. I have tried many cleaners to get the filter close to original condition. Brake kleen and carb cleaner do the best. Pernatex orange smooth hand cleaner also did a good job at releasing the grime down in the filter but needs a long rinse to get all the released grime out

Permatex orange hand cleaner usually contains fine pumice (volcanic ash) which could be detrimental. Not good.

 

[farmhard]

I went to our "Canadian Tire" store looking for the "Purple Cleaner" but found none. We have "Simple Green" only. Who makes the purple stuff??? Does Wal-Mart have it?? The U.S. has some much more to choose from than us, I love going there just to shop for all the stuff we don't have and can't get!! Milk Duds are the top of my list.opcorn:

We have had issues with the purple cleaner. The container specifies dilute 30:1 [nobody does] and we have had it strip paint, corrode metal, congeal plastic/ rubber and destroy steering wheels. You may not notice it in the short term but after a car sits outside in the sun with the windows up the steering wheel becomes greasy.
I run vintage saws, can't risk melting rubber on hard to find filters. Dawn / Simple Green or ultrasonic.

 

[bwalker]

Brush off most of the dust with my fingers, blast it from the inside out with brake cleaner and then finish it off with compressed air.
Unlike using something like simple green and water, they are ready to go immediately without drying.