Still vs husky pistons...

[r1stgei]

Was in the shop this morning to pickup some oil and a few things for the camp. Almost ended up buying a new snowblower as the forever being rebuilt 89 ariens is starting to go. ( a whole other story)

Anyhow, was at the counter and a couple of guys were taking about using piston stops , I guess one of the guys never removed his drive sprocket etc before and was asking about it. I overheard one of them saying that you can use a metal piston stop on huskys but not on Stilhl because the metal is thinner on a Stilhl and could damage (Not sure what days they were talking about). I own both brands in various setups. I do know (pretty sure) some of the Stilhl saws have very tight clearances compared to husky but never really heard about thinner metal on the cylinders etc.

Personally I have a plastic Stilhl piston stop I got a whole back for 2$ or I’ll use pull cord ....

Any feedback or thoughts? I never looked closely and figured this would save some time .


Cheers

 

[Jasonrkba]

I use an impact but i have used the plastic stops before and always lay it on its side inside the cylinder with the end of the plastic stop to the rim of the piston. The top of the cylinder should be stronger there.

 

[cuinrearview]

Impact

 

[Sepia]

I use an impact as well. It doesn't take much - just a real quick rap. I also wrap a shop rag around the clutch to keep it from flying off and hitting the floor.