Hello all, read many a thread here being relatively new to working on chainsaws & such.
Gleaned enough knowledge to learn that quite a few of the saws I've bought, half of them yard sale specials that I couldn't pass up and have put a lot of time into already, need crank seals.
Got myself a pressure/vacuum tester and have been working on testing all my saws for days, 4 of 6 had air leak issues.
I have a Husqvarna 55, Homelite 150, Homelite Classic 192 (with a few XL parts), Homelite Timberman 45, Stihl 032, and an Echo 302S.
The Homelite 150, 192, and Husq 55 I will be repairing, the two Homelites leak at the crank seals. (As does the Stihl 032 but unfortunately it's C&P are toast, as is pretty much everything rubber on it, which makes me sad because I love that saw.)
Mostly I'm looking for tips on rebuilding crankcase & making sure I get a good seal on everything. Each of these is a little different. Also curious how clean/de-greased things really need to be to get a good seal. (Do people generally use a degreaser? dishsoap? Or just clean really good with paper towel?) (I did the Timberman 45 already with the motoseal and lots of time picking away all the old gasket and just paper towel, seems to be holding ok, hopefully for a long time, although I might not keep this one, doesn't have spike which I really like using.)
Also on the 150 there are a lot of screw holes that go into the crank, seems either factory or someone who already rebuilt it once took a lot of care to seal up every single hole, being that the oil tank is right on the other side, it's been a real ***** to get it reasonably oil free and totally clean! (I don't have a parts washer or pretty much anything fancy btw.)
Any extra knowledge would be really appreciated! So many crank seals to do and so little time... Thanks all.
Gleaned enough knowledge to learn that quite a few of the saws I've bought, half of them yard sale specials that I couldn't pass up and have put a lot of time into already, need crank seals.
Got myself a pressure/vacuum tester and have been working on testing all my saws for days, 4 of 6 had air leak issues.
I have a Husqvarna 55, Homelite 150, Homelite Classic 192 (with a few XL parts), Homelite Timberman 45, Stihl 032, and an Echo 302S.
The Homelite 150, 192, and Husq 55 I will be repairing, the two Homelites leak at the crank seals. (As does the Stihl 032 but unfortunately it's C&P are toast, as is pretty much everything rubber on it, which makes me sad because I love that saw.)
Mostly I'm looking for tips on rebuilding crankcase & making sure I get a good seal on everything. Each of these is a little different. Also curious how clean/de-greased things really need to be to get a good seal. (Do people generally use a degreaser? dishsoap? Or just clean really good with paper towel?) (I did the Timberman 45 already with the motoseal and lots of time picking away all the old gasket and just paper towel, seems to be holding ok, hopefully for a long time, although I might not keep this one, doesn't have spike which I really like using.)
Also on the 150 there are a lot of screw holes that go into the crank, seems either factory or someone who already rebuilt it once took a lot of care to seal up every single hole, being that the oil tank is right on the other side, it's been a real ***** to get it reasonably oil free and totally clean! (I don't have a parts washer or pretty much anything fancy btw.)
Any extra knowledge would be really appreciated! So many crank seals to do and so little time... Thanks all.
