stihl 290 chainsaw question

[Anonymous-0]

Well I dove into the chainsaw that I posted about a week or so ago. I found a plastic piece on the crank shaft behind the clutch that has a wire wrapped around it with a hook on the end of it that looks like it should be hooked on something but there is nothing there for it to hook to.Does anyone know about this? Also, does anyone know if I can find a parts breakdown for a 290 saw on line somewhere?

 

[Ken-Pa]

Try typing in Stihl chainsaws . If thats not any help go to GOOGLE & type it in . I've gotten manuals but can't remember exactly how . Just play & you wil get something . Or go to a STIHL saw dealer & ask . God bless, Ken

 

[JoeM(GA)]

that powers the oiler

 

[Anonymous-0]

Does the clutch turn it?

 

[John - OH]

the loop fits in the notch in the clutch. It runs the bar oiler.

 

[2x4]

sounds like the chain brake spring. That's the only spring I can think of back there, besides the clutch springs. Is the spring long & small or short & wide? The chain brake spring hooks to the housing high & on the left where its hard to see. If the hole where the chain brake spring hooks has broken off the housing, you wouldn't see anything for it to hook to. As suggested below, pull up a parts diagram & compare it to your saw.

 

[Anonymous-0]

Download from here:

www.stihlusa.com/stihl_ownersmanuals/MS290_310_390_Manual.pdf

 

[LJD]

The is one of the things I really do not like about Stihl. They do not provide free on-line parts breakdowns or repair manuals. All the other good saw companies do - e.g. Dolmar/Makia, Efco, etc. Makes me think Stihl doesn't want prospective buyers seeing what's inside the saws before buying.

Ask for a manual over at the aborist Website . .

http://www.arboristsite.com/chainsaw/80252.htm

 

[LJD]

Here's a link to a free Stihl MS290 tech manual, no thanks to Stihl. (tech, not owner's manual)

http://thebakeliteradio.com/sawspares.com/Stihl%20MS310%20Service%20Manual.pdf

 

[47mpuller]

Notch in the clutch drum hooks into the end of the spring. Stihl has knowledgable (sp/) dealers. When in doubt search one out.

 

[LJD]

I'm sure there are good and not-so-good Stihl dealers - just like anything else.

I worked for five different Stihl dealers going back to 1969 and up to 1995. During that time there was not a single Stihl service school offered to any of the guys fixing the saws. With Tecumseh, Briggs, Wisconin and Kohler engines - yes. Same with Deere Co. tractors. My point is - as least in my experience, Stihl Co. did little to verify dealers had trained techs. We did get product bulletins in the mail and that was about the extent of any special training.