o88 90 day warrteny

[joemarty]

i pick up my 088 from stihl dealer today. I was told that stihl saws 44 and up only have 90 day warrenty. Is this true? This the second time in a month the needle bearings failed under sprocket. I use the the saw for milling.

joemarty lost his bearings

 

[stihltech]

088

Yep it is true. 90 days on saw, lifetime on ignition. However, I would give Stihl a call and see what they know about it. I would be interested why the bearing in the sprocket keeps failing. Milling may call for a bit more grease or maybe a better or synthetic would help. Of course you ARE keeping the ripping chain sharp, RIGHT?
Possibly the manufacturer of your mill would have some tips.

 

[joemarty]

the frist set of needle bearings the cheap plastic cage gave out. this time the cage was in place but the bearings where gone. Why not use a real bearing set up, unsealed roller bearing? I am thinking about going to bearing shop to see if i can get one to fit.Any input on this idea would be great.

 

[NevadaWalrus]

bearing

oops

 

[tony marks]

if its still under waranty id think about a terminal failure of some sort ,or just take it back and get your money back.
kinda bad to have to fix something new, to make it work ,when u paid the kinda mon they cost.imho

 

[stihltech]

088

There may be a metal cage bearing available. I will check to see what I have tomorrow.

 

[sonny]

When the plastic bearing cages came out i was a little upset. But latter on found out they do less damage to crankshaft , & sprocket. When they were not maintained. That does not explain why yours are going out so fast.

 

[WOLF_RIVER_MIKE]

joemarty, sorry about your troubles. after all this, I would consider the shaft to be bent, a misalignment is causing the bearing to fail. Take it to another tech and have them look at it, pal if you can, make a trade. Good Luck

 

[seesaw]

joemarty

I feel for ya bro, had my share of warranty horror storys. I know this won't help the current problems you are dealing with but it may help you avoid some in the future. Go Solo. They offer a 2 year full warranty even for commercial use. They only have up to a 90cc saw (true Bulldog) now but, will soon have a 94cc w/turbo air cleaner I'm told.
As much "abuse" as a commercial saw takes, you can't beat the way they stand behind their products. It's good iron. I've run it apples to apples. Good luck fighting the good fight.

 

[homelite360]

yet another reson you should have bought the 3120 husky

 

[joemarty]

any body have part nimber for. metal bearing cage