Repairing stripped dawg hole

[Tucker943]

How do you folks do it? Typical culprit. Lower inner dawg hole on Stihl saw. Walk me through your method. I do not have a tap set either.

 

[HolmenTree]

Helicoil kit.........cheaper then a tap/die set and no odd size screws.

 

[Burnham]

Yup. Any auto parts shop or good hardware store will have them.

 

[Tucker943]

And so it shall be. Thank you. I considered that but didn't know if anyone had a goo or compound of some variety that they had good luck with.

 

[Burnham]

Epoxy (JB Weld is pretty solid) might well work, if you glued in a short stud...but the helicoil certainly will.

 

[Tucker943]

I'll just use a heli coil. Got new oversized dawgs for it and got a rude surprise when I bolted them in. Noticed there was no bolt in the lower hole of inner dog..... Thought to myself "She must have come out".... Ya, it did come out, because the threads are shot. So, I will fix the hole, ordered a carb rebuild kit today, and will put this saw to work this year. I got it for $50 in great condition.

 

[Burnham]

What saw is it?

 

[HolmenTree]

Yep, very important to keep checking and keep those screws tight. Leave a loose screw vibrate long enough and it will take out the case's threads.

I used to wonder why Husqvarna would have this guy in this 1983 ad holding an allen wrench over his 181. I was thinking this is poor advertising on their own part, making it look like their saws screws needed re-torquing while on the job.
Now I'm thinking smart ad

 

[Cobleskill]

I know the muffler bolts on the 350 are always coming loose. I really haven't had any get loose but it is cheap insurance to check things over. My 346 has a bit of a fuel leak. I looked but couldn't find anything. On the way back to the woods in the truck cab this morning I could smell gas. Guess I have to take it in the house and watch it as it warms up.

 

[Tucker943]

066 B.

 

[Tucker943]

Loose muffler bolts have an easy fix. Rust. Plain and simple. Once they get a touch of rust, they're set in there until you choose to take them out.

 

[MasterBlaster]

066 B.

B? What does that stand for?

 

[Burnham]

I think Chris is directing his post to me, in answer to my query.

That is a smokin' deal, brother. Run it like you stole it, because you did!

 

[MasterBlaster]

Hahaha, I was wondering if I was outta the loop orrrrrr wut! Oh, the power of a comma!

"Let's eat, dad!"

"Let's eat dad!"

 

[Tucker943]

After I posted, the comma occurred to me. But then I was like, "I don't feel like editing for a comma. No one will notice". They noticed.

 

[Altissimus]

... for the fuel leak , I always start with the lines... hope for simple

 

[HolmenTree]

I know the muffler bolts on the 350 are always coming loose. I really haven't had any get loose but it is cheap insurance to check things over. My 346 has a bit of a fuel leak. I looked but couldn't find anything. On the way back to the woods in the truck cab this morning I could smell gas. Guess I have to take it in the house and watch it as it warms up.

A little blue LocTite on the muffler bolts works but still allows for removal if needed later.
My 346 I replaced all the lines including the primer bulb lines which no longer connected tight onto the primer bulb nipples.

 

[Altissimus]

Besides slipping off the nipples, have the line split and crack ... also the prime bulb itself has failed on my Husky climb saws