Thank You for the video. After 20 years (yes... twenty-btw still works) I bought a second one FS 55, I was shocked that the greasing point is missing. Seller told me it is maintenance free.....!!! The old one I greased 1-2 x per year, never NEVER failed the gearbox. Great idea the greasing adapter, like it.
Brilliant! Kudos to you for thinking to post this! No Kudos to Stihl and Echo that decided they could show they don’t really give a damn about making products that are easy to maintain😡
Good idea. Just bought one and I knew the gearbox needed greasing but I love the useage of the nozzle to reach the correct point. Thank ou and I wish you well.
I am using small 2.5cc syringe and fill 2.5cc to 3cc is enought but greasing 2 times a season. I will do today. Cos my main brush cutter sub one is bike gandle shindaiwa mountain use professional.
Thanks for the maintenance tip. The Stihl dealer says these are sealed & non-serviceable. Guess is they want to sell more trimmers. Even a sealed unit that doesn't leak will break- grease is subject to heat & shearing ( parts rubbing on each other) causes the grease to dry out. If the dealer had told me before purchase the gear unit was sealed, I would have bought one that wasn't sealed. Dealer will also tell you that replacing the gears cost nearly what the machine cost to begin with.
You can drill and tap the side of the head for a grease, (zerk), fitting there without any problem. I've done it before without any issues. Takes about 15 minutes.
I come to a halt at the 1.33 mark. The screw/bolt will not screw out. The nearest allen wrench in either metric or us either spins or gets a grip that can strip the female part of the screw out. I notice that you have a whacking big bolt. Did that mean you stripped the allen wrench and replaced it?
I think it is possible. Not bad idea - but after the warranty. For me it's not that big problem as this machine is my backup and only need to do this one per season
be very carefull. i have broke the original and replace it with better one for easy usage in the future. make sure you have bright size tool to undo it as its really tight
Excellent post, very useful to FS56 and FS70 users!!
Thx for watching and thanks for nice comment
Thank You for the video.
After 20 years (yes... twenty-btw still works) I bought a second one FS 55, I was shocked that the greasing point is missing.
Seller told me it is maintenance free.....!!!
The old one I greased 1-2 x per year, never NEVER failed the gearbox.
Great idea the greasing adapter, like it.
Glad I could help! Thx for your comment
Thanks for posting this, I really appreciate it. 👍
Hi Jim. Thanks for that comment. You just made my day 😀
Always learning and thank you so much for your video my friend, helped me a lot 👍🌿
Glad to hear that. Big thx for your massage
Brilliant! Kudos to you for thinking to post this!
No Kudos to Stihl and Echo that decided they could show they don’t really give a damn about making products that are easy to maintain😡
the commercial models from echo have the grease point
Good idea. Just bought one and I knew the gearbox needed greasing but I love the useage of the nozzle to reach the correct point. Thank ou and I wish you well.
Thx very much for your comment
Just what I was looking for, very useful info, thank you!
Great to hear!
Exactly the video I was looking for. Thanx!
Glad it was helpful! Thx for watching. And please like and subscribe
Thanks very much for sharing this tip. Regards Simon / Adelaide / Australia
You are so welcome. I'm glad it was useful for you. I love Adelaide :)
Thanks, i have fs 55, the video is very useful !
Thank you for this - mine keeps welding the line in the head so hopefully a bit of grease will help stop getting it so hot
Hopefully that will resolve your problem. Thx for watching and getting back to me
A tab bit of oil in the spool,grease the flex shaft,gear Head assembly
Excellent tip thank you for posting 👍👍
No problem 👍
I just put a grease fitting in the hose of the grease gun and use that to get grease into the slot
Köszönöm!!
thank you
I wonder if you can put a 1/4" zerk onto the head for easy greasing.
I have a video on doing this exact thing! Great job brother🤘🤘
Thx
thank you very much mk15handyman very helpfull indeed thank you
Happy that you liked it and thx for your comment
Ta ,thanks good tip.
Thx for your comment
I am using small 2.5cc syringe and fill 2.5cc to 3cc is enought but greasing 2 times a season. I will do today. Cos my main brush cutter sub one is bike gandle shindaiwa mountain use professional.
Thanks for the maintenance tip. The Stihl dealer says these are sealed & non-serviceable. Guess is they want to sell more trimmers. Even a sealed unit that doesn't leak will break- grease is subject to heat & shearing ( parts rubbing on each other) causes the grease to dry out. If the dealer had told me before purchase the gear unit was sealed, I would have bought one that wasn't sealed. Dealer will also tell you that replacing the gears cost nearly what the machine cost to begin with.
Thx for your comment and for your thoughts
You can drill and tap the side of the head for a grease, (zerk), fitting there without any problem. I've done it before without any issues. Takes about 15 minutes.
I come to a halt at the 1.33 mark. The screw/bolt will not screw out. The nearest allen wrench in either metric or us either spins or gets a grip that can strip the female part of the screw out. I notice that you have a whacking big bolt. Did that mean you stripped the allen wrench and replaced it?
Yes I had the same problem and I have replased that bolt for easyer usage for future
Do that with your fc91 edger also
Thanks for your comment. I appreciate it
Do you think it's feasible to add a grease zerk fitting where its missing there grease access point?
I think it is possible. Not bad idea - but after the warranty. For me it's not that big problem as this machine is my backup and only need to do this one per season
been thinking of doing that but haven't seen anyone else showing if it can be done.
How did you take out that screw on the bolt after taking off the cover? I feel like I'm gonna brake the wrench it's on solid
be very carefull. i have broke the original and replace it with better one for easy usage in the future. make sure you have bright size tool to undo it as its really tight
I never know how much grease to squirt in there
Not too much. It depends how heavy its been used
Where did you get the tip
the perfect tip is from silicon tube, the screw on tipe. It fits perfectly and cost almost nothing
What type of gear box is fa 55 called😢
Non greaseable gearbox.they don't last long,i purchased one from eBay,still going strong
I'm not sure