Bearing troubles :(

[domdomt]

Hi guys

Er dunno what you can suggest but, i just dismantled a chainsaw engine (no idea what make) to replace the gaskets, and took got as far as the crank housing, and all the bearings fell out on the con-rod linkage. I gathered them up, but am now stuck as to putting them back in!

Can you suggest anything?

Cheers

 

[Dave31]

Hi guys

Er dunno what you can suggest but, i just dismantled a chainsaw engine (no idea what make) to replace the gaskets, and took got as far as the crank housing, and all the bearings fell out on the con-rod linkage. I gathered them up, but am now stuck as to putting them back in!

Can you suggest anything?

Cheers

Welcome to the forum, glad you joined us

Do not know too much about chain saw motors, but if you can find out the make and model....might be able to find a motor diagram online.

 

[stude13]

get a new chainsaw

 

[domdomt]

Well, i have absolutely no idea what make it is, and no one seems to know either. It has a walbro carb, and says made in italy?

 

[deacon]

man you have more courage than me. good luck with your project and welcome to the forum

 

[domdomt]

CHeers and thanks for the welcome Much appreciated

 

[Dave31]

I don't know about that motor? Is that metal shavings I see in the last two pics? If so.....thats a lot of shavings

 

[Dave31]

I think that might be a EFCO/Olympyk motor....but not sure. You might want to take into a small engine repair shop, they should be able to help you out better.

I can see the serial # in the first pic I think

 

[domdomt]

I don't know about that motor? Is that metal shavings I see in the last two pics? If so.....thats a lot of shavings

Yeah, one of the screws was mpossible to get at, and i realised that there was an access hole that was filled up with saw dust, but unfortunately none of my tools fitted through, so i improvised and drilled it , i'm gonna blast all the shavings off with the old compressor i think.

As for the serial number, here it is:

 

[Dave31]

Well I did my best but even with serial # 4540280 I still could not find anything

 

[Goat Herder]

use axle grease to hold it , the bearings on at time of assembly

 

[domdomt]

damn it, why did i not think of that? my dad suggested that i put the piston in the cylinder, remove half the crank case, then using tweezers, place each bearing in, tedious i know, but hey

 

[deacon]

Bearing grease is your best friend in building bikes. It will burn out of a cylinder head without doing any damage to the engine but will hold things in place. I used it to keep my ring from moving when I reinstalled it.

Also to seal the intake gasket and I think exhaust gasket as well.

 

[domdomt]

oh right, another thing, if one or two bearings are missing, will it make a significant difference? i'm not sure if i collected alll of them :S

 

[Easy Rider]

Looks like your crank is toast. You can press out the lower crank pin and have a new roller bearing installed. But make sure you true your crank before installing it. Another thing you can do is take it down to your local part store that specializes in chain saws, blowers or lawn equipment & see what they recommend.
Personally, I would just get a new motor. You might end up spending more just putting it back together. Because you'll need new bearings, rings, gaskets, seals and a new crank.
Good luck

 

[deacon]

I agree i bought my last chainsaw motor 42cc running for 35bucks delivered. However a learning experience is also valuable. Nothing like seeing what something looks like inside to give you a sense of when to just toss it.

 

[domdomt]

Looks like your crank is toast. You can press out the lower crank pin and have a new roller bearing installed. But make sure you true your crank before installing it. Another thing you can do is take it down to your local part store that specializes in chain saws, blowers or lawn equipment & see what they recommend.
Personally, I would just get a new motor. You might end up spending more just putting it back together. Because you'll need new bearings, rings, gaskets, seals and a new crank.
Good luck

damn i wasn't expecting all that , the ring looks ok, gaskets are fine, and whats wrong with the crank? haha

 

[Easy Rider]

If the motor used two rings I would say give it a try. But its a single ring piston. I highly recommend installing a new ring. You won't regret it. The motor will run smother and have more power & torque. Also, from the look of the piston in the picture, It looks like a seized and blown up motor. I can see the ring stuck on the exhaust side of the piston.
Now that I got a closer looky at that racing crank...you'll probably still get another 2,000 mile on it.
J/K
I take back my last post about the crank. It looks like a one piece crank with no connecting rod pin.

 

[domdomt]

Awesome! I know this sounds really noobish, but i don't know what cc the motor is, how do i work this out?