Help with a 025 stihl please.....

brent denny · Feb 18, 2005

My grandfathers 025 stihl and a cherry tree recently had a disagreement. Anyway, my local dealer sold me a used front handle and rear handle asy at a fair price. The only thing I had to buy new was the chain brake handle. I have it all (almost all) back together. The only thing I cant quite remember is how the ground wire and little metal tab connect with the master control switch. If anyone could try to explain it (I know this might be explain) that would be great. A nice pic would be even better. :blob2:

TonyM · Feb 18, 2005

On some of the older Stihls, the ground wire connector fit into a special slot in the plastic molding of the kill switch. Don't know if the 025 is the same way, but I could find out.

thompson1600 · Feb 18, 2005

if you go to the link in my signature on Stihl info you will find the 025 IPL and a workshop service manual for the 025. Those should answer your questions and show you how it's connected.

Tom

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Mange · Feb 18, 2005

I seem to remember this, but how to explain..........................
Insert the cable end into the control switch, there is a cut that this will fit nicely in, when the switch is moved the cable end will ground itself from this position.

Not sure I helped, but I tried..

Timothy · Feb 19, 2005

the flat metal piece fits into the handle assembly, a wire connects to it at the bottom, another wire slides into the black control switch, which connects to the flat metal piece when the switch is switched, the end of the flat metal piece sits on part of the control switch

xander9727 · Feb 19, 2005

Why are things so much easier to take apart?

brent denny · Feb 20, 2005

Got it. Thanks guys. It probably wouldnt have been a problem if I had put it back together shortly after I had taken it apart. I just let is sit around too long and couldnt remember. You got that right, Xander.

TonyM · Feb 20, 2005

Have you guys ever heard that there is a mathematically determined theoretical number of times you have to dissasemble and reasemble something before you have enough parts to make two of them.