Recent content by beaverplt

Hi, New to this forum. I own a Stihl 025 chainsaw that I've had for over 20 years. Great tool.

I don't have an oxy/acetylene unit available. I tried the propane torch, heating the impeller, hoping to make it expand off the shaft. At this point it's a moot point. I've got it back together and will see what happens. I'm pretty confident that my solution will work. Time will tell.

Ahh, Got it. Unfortunately, that bushing is no longer available. Also, because I couldn't get the impeller off the shaft, I would not have been able to put it on. That is why I had to add washers in the form of C clips between what's left of the original bushing and the thrust collar. It is...

That bushing is as close to the worm gear as it can get due to the roll pin. The oil seal is back in place now that I've reassembled it.

RevB, you are correct. The whole assembly was only available as a complete unit. Unfortunately, it's discontinued. I had to improvise something. I ended up installing washers to take up the gap. It works turning it by hand, but I haven't been able to field test it yet as the bearing I need to...

Over the past week, I've tried everything I know of short of cutting the impeller off. Obviously, that would require a new impeller along with a shaft. I'm going back to a thought I had about getting a shim in the gap. I'll see where that thought takes me.

I might have found a worm gear shaft that is the same size. I'm waiting for an answer to a question I asked about the size. If it is the correct size, then all I need to do is get the current impeller off of the shaft. I've been attempting that over the past two days. It's so rusted on that all...

That was my original intention after seeing the damage caused when I disassembled the unit. Unfortunately, due to the age of the blower, all those items are discontinued. The brass gear was easy as it is the same gear used in many MTD blowers. I've not found another worm gear yet. With more snow...

In the recent round of snowstorms here in Wisconsin, the brass auger gear inside the worm drive shredded. I got a new gear and ran into what I think is a problem with the reassembly. The collar on one side of the worm gear is not held in tightly. I've marked the area in blue in the picture. It...

I'd probably be able to figure out how to attach it. The big question would be how to get it here. Shipping would probably be too high to make it worth it.

Thanks for the reply. Model # is 461603x48A.

Hi all, I purchased a 2003 Murray tractor with a 46" mower deck. I would like to add a grass bagger to it. The model number of the bagger in the owners manual is 24767. Unfortunately, that model has been discontinued. Has anyone tried putting an aftermarket brand bagger on a Murray? If so, what...

I had this problem with a Kohler engine of the same model, but older. It turned out the compression of one cylinder was low. Easy to fix if you know how to lap the valves..

More worrisome than having gas leak out of the tank is getting gas or oil in the cylinder. Always, always tip the machine so the spark plug is on top. Whether that is for an oil change or blade removal, or whatever other maintenance you are doing. If you can't do that, then drain the gas. By...

I decided to replace the carb. I've spent more of my boss's money trying to fix it than I'll spend on a carb.