I ground mine open at the seam and welded it closed after surgery.Opening up the muffler.
not much metal to unfold around the crimped edge.
looks like when heated enough it could melt or tear ?
would it be better to grind it loose at the seam then tig weld it closed ?
to many pages to go thru to find best post about it !
suggestions or link ?
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So who else still uses their Earthquake on a regular basis?
So who else still uses their Earthquake on a regular basis?
Probably splits in the oil line - the design is pretty good but the rubber is lousy.I’ve got a couple of the 4116’s and one 4518 all with muffler mods.
Those little 40cc saws seem to be real screamers compared to the 45 and I’ll grab one of those every time - if I don’t expect to be cutting anything real big. I use them almost every weekend.
Don’t get me wrong, the 4518 is good saw. But if I need something a little bigger than the 4116 I’ll grab my 345 Husky over the quake every time.
I really need to track down the bar oil leaks though. One or two of them leak like crazy!
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Which one do you have? The 38 & 41cc are different from the 45cc.My earthquake is still going strong, too. But... It did start leaking oil and I can't tell where it's coming from. Took the clutch assembly off and was trying to get the side plastic off. I must have been missing some screws, because I didn't get it disassembled far enough to reach the lines. Any tips on dismantling to the point of getting to those lines? Haha, keeping the thread going!
This is not an Earthquake, but the Ryobi is the same chassis and oil pump design:I have the cs4116
Well, there are two pieces of plastic - one is the tank/handle assembly, and the other is the rear case. These shots are of the two case parts, and there are two screws on each side that hold it together (possibly a 5th somewhere too?) two of which are behind the flywheel. Again the Ryobi:Yes I got it open that far, plus took out the screws you see in the picture. But I couldn't get the big piece of plastic loose... I must be missing something. I just need to get to those oil lines I guess. Thanks for your help.
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