Waaaay further than I've ever gone with a saw this is a great resource thanks caddisguy. Extra points for getting it done without pullers or other specialized tools 😉
It's been a fun project. Maybe the Husqvarna marketing peeps are at the edge of their seat... like hey if that saw runs and doesn't blow up, let's outfit that guy with flywheel and worm gear pullers, maybe one of those fancy clutch removal sockets, he's obviously going pro, gotta get him before Stihl does! Ya'll can keep the metal piston stop though, I prefer my camo rope. Should find out Saturday how the saw does and get a quick vid up.
@@caddisguy They'd be crazy not to snap you up for their pro team😀 I forgot to comment on did I see any problems.. will it run? Put me down for probably I'd give it a whirl! lol Seriously, you got compression that's most of the battle. g' luck
Nicely done. I was just gifted (although not sure how much I appreciate it at this point) a 240 from a friend who had locked it up. Piston was pretty beat up so I replaced it along with the case. The seal on the bottom didn’t have a gasket to transfer so I tried to simply lay in some liquid gasket. That did NOT work. Any idea on where to source those little narrow gaskets that join the top and bottom of the cylinder? I enjoyed the video. Thanks!
I am not sure about cloth gaskets for the 240. The 240's don't come with cloth gaskets from the OEM like some of the other Husqvarna models. There might be some aftermarket ones. If not, you could probably get the material and trace/cut it yourself. I'd be interested if I ever need to re-do this one, another 240 or similar. The liquid gasket was the most difficult part for me. I tried to just run a good bead on the lines at the bottom of the cylinder housing, but ended up just smearing a thin layer on the entire bottom of it. Then of course putting it back on and screwing it in without letting it rub or touch anything. That was the hard part for me. If it helps at all, I used Loctite 518 for the gasket and it is still holding up great. In my case I consider myself lucky to have got it good on the first try. I can see how it could have taken more than one try (a job I'd prefer to avoid doing twice) One another thing I'll add, I remember looking at the temperature rating on this stuff and thinking I better make sure I have the saw tuned right, that I am not running lean or going over 9000rpm in the cut, because I don't think the gasket (I could be wrong) would hold up if the saw overheated by much. Luckily the carb was "almost" spot on. I think I just needed to open up the low and high jet a little bit (like 1/8 turn) to mark it perfect (it was bogging in the cut initially) Still running great though!
Good step by step!
Waaaay further than I've ever gone with a saw this is a great resource thanks caddisguy. Extra points for getting it done without pullers or other specialized tools 😉
It's been a fun project. Maybe the Husqvarna marketing peeps are at the edge of their seat... like hey if that saw runs and doesn't blow up, let's outfit that guy with flywheel and worm gear pullers, maybe one of those fancy clutch removal sockets, he's obviously going pro, gotta get him before Stihl does! Ya'll can keep the metal piston stop though, I prefer my camo rope. Should find out Saturday how the saw does and get a quick vid up.
@@caddisguy They'd be crazy not to snap you up for their pro team😀
I forgot to comment on did I see any problems.. will it run? Put me down for probably I'd give it a whirl! lol Seriously, you got compression that's most of the battle. g' luck
Nicely done. I was just gifted (although not sure how much I appreciate it at this point) a 240 from a friend who had locked it up. Piston was pretty beat up so I replaced it along with the case. The seal on the bottom didn’t have a gasket to transfer so I tried to simply lay in some liquid gasket. That did NOT work. Any idea on where to source those little narrow gaskets that join the top and bottom of the cylinder? I enjoyed the video. Thanks!
I am not sure about cloth gaskets for the 240. The 240's don't come with cloth gaskets from the OEM like some of the other Husqvarna models. There might be some aftermarket ones. If not, you could probably get the material and trace/cut it yourself. I'd be interested if I ever need to re-do this one, another 240 or similar. The liquid gasket was the most difficult part for me. I tried to just run a good bead on the lines at the bottom of the cylinder housing, but ended up just smearing a thin layer on the entire bottom of it. Then of course putting it back on and screwing it in without letting it rub or touch anything. That was the hard part for me. If it helps at all, I used Loctite 518 for the gasket and it is still holding up great. In my case I consider myself lucky to have got it good on the first try. I can see how it could have taken more than one try (a job I'd prefer to avoid doing twice) One another thing I'll add, I remember looking at the temperature rating on this stuff and thinking I better make sure I have the saw tuned right, that I am not running lean or going over 9000rpm in the cut, because I don't think the gasket (I could be wrong) would hold up if the saw overheated by much. Luckily the carb was "almost" spot on. I think I just needed to open up the low and high jet a little bit (like 1/8 turn) to mark it perfect (it was bogging in the cut initially) Still running great though!