removed all bolts, won't split apart.

[egoaway]

hi,
do you know how to split the crankcase of a 266SE husqvarna chainsaw. If I pulled everything off the case, do I remove the bearing, then the crank. How can I get some info on this last step. I am replacing only the bar bolts and oil tank breether. How would tourq the jug bolts into case? Chris

 

[sedanman]

Never done a Husqvarna but, if it's like a Stihl there will be alignment pins that have to be driven out of place with a punch. Having the new crankcase gasket on hand makes finding the pins easy. Use finesse rather than brute force getting them out. Going back together they need to be driven in just enough to align the gasket and case halves. Once the cases are screwed together the pins need to be knocked into their original position.

 

[sedanman]

I'm betting that the parts you want to change don't require splitting the case either.

 

[stihltech]

case

To remove the bearings from the case, you need to heat the case up . I use a propane torch or a heat gun and warm the case up on a hot plate on low. DO NOT beat the crank out!

 

[egoaway]

thanks for the advice. I'll try and let you know. If the torch is burning off the paint then is it over done, LoL, Chris

 

[stihltech]

paint

If you burn the paint, it was tooo hot!

 

[Fish]

I like beating the crank out

 

[Crofter]

Fish, I really think you are a cunning linguist!

 

[Fish]

I have many hobbies.
That is one of my darker predilections.

 

[stihltech]

crank

Fish, you do know we are talking about a chainsaw crank here?

 

[egoaway]

hurry cane man

are you guys like this all the time. I keep geting reply notices in the email that I expect to have somesort of usefull info about chainsaws but instead I get nothin but LoLs. anyway, its all good.

tons of work generated by this storm in Florida. I wonder how good those homeowner saws are holding up. and the generators that might be pushing them. Have you ever chased after a storm and made cash or would you rather wait on the homeowners insurance to crawl to you?

 

[Grande Dog]

Sorry I didn't see this earlier but, you don't have to split the cases to replace the studs.

Grande Dog
Master Mechanic
Discount Arborist Equipment and Tree Care Supplies

 

[formersawrep]

No need to split the case, just knock them out into the oil tank and put the new ones in through the oil tank. The special trick is to put a thin wire around the threads of the stud first, then when you knock it out and feed it through the oil filler hole, you can wrap the wire around the threads of the new stud and fish it right into place.