VIDEO:- How to strip & rebuild Stihl MS190-019

playfordtree · 26th March 2008, 06:15 AM

Chainsaw tragics,

i had a thought the other day, "wouldn't it be great if you could watch a video of your Stihl saw being being stripped and rebuilt".

That way someone could show you all the little "tricks of the trade", and it would make your maintenance so much easier.

So over Easter i whipped up this video of me doing a "basic" strip/rebuild of an MS190/019t.

Now by "basic" i mean, i didn't dismantle the power unit.

My reasons for not stripping the engine are;

- I'm to tight to spring for a new gasket set

- If you know how to strip the engine yourself, than you won't need this vid.

- If you are a DIY type, then i recommend you take the power unit to your
dealer and let them install new pistons/bottom end etc...
this will be easier and safer for you, plus you would have already saved
money & time by stripping thus far yourself.

- If you have stripped the saw and found the engine is wrecked, most of the
time people just throw them out and buy a new saw.

This video is just to show you the basics so you can clean,maintain and change minor parts easier.
Anything i haven't shown you should be able work out yourself.

If people find this helpful i will do other vids with the other saws i have.
(but not for awhile, as this one took about 16 hrs of frigging filming,editing,uploading etc...

)

Anyway, vote in the poll for your favourite and i will do that one next.

(No Newguy, i wont be doing any husqvarna vids)

WARNING:-

This video is for serious chainsaw tragics only, or those that have an 019t/MS190 and want to know how to strip it.
Everybody else will find watching this video, is like watching paint dry.

How to Strip & Rebuild your Stihl ms190-019t chainsaw

or http://www.weareallabouttrees.com.au...ip-rebuild.wmv to watch it on your own viewer and download it to your PC.

video is 24 minutes and 47Mb

Therrin · 26th March 2008, 06:46 AM

Wow Playford,

That movie was awesome! And I don't even have that exact saw. Looks like you've certainly done that a few times. Nice job of the editing too!

How about one for the 361?

newguy18 · 26th March 2008, 12:01 PM

No husky vids,thats okay i've rebuilt lots of engines so thats okay,i only throw away stihls that break on me.I haven't owned a stihl for almost 2 years

.

JayD · 26th March 2008, 01:19 PM

Hi Simon,
Good clip,

A word of warning those locking strip have record of breaking in the cylinder,leaving you with a rock in a tin can syndrome

There's a tool on the market that stops the piston...piston stop, it screws into the spark plug hole to stop the piston,This is a much better idea. It save's you running back to your dealer with egg on your face!

Hope this helps make your video more informing

playfordtree · 26th March 2008, 03:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Therrin

How about one for the 361?

I don't own a 361 Ken, but one of my mates does, hmmmmm......

Quote:

Originally Posted by newguy18

I haven't owned a stihl for almost 2 years

.

It's never too late to repent your sins Bill

Quote:

Originally Posted by JayD

A word of warning those locking strip have record of breaking in the cylinder...

Probably from incorrect usage Jay

jim1nz · 26th March 2008, 05:45 PM

Wow that video is one of the best i have ever seen!

So much time and effort went into that, i appreciate it.

Thanks again, cant wait for the 200t video if its as good as that one!

Haha like the drinks break too...

newguy18 · 26th March 2008, 07:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by playfordtree

It's never too late to repent your sins Bill

the 3 sins i commited was owning the s-10,034 av,and ms 360 pro.All 3 were a p.o.s.To each his own besides i found the light[husqvarna.

to each his own.

JayD · 26th March 2008, 10:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by playfordtree

Probably from incorrect usage Jay

Maybe, maybe not, But what I do know you put up an instructional video of how to dismantle a saw using the the correct tools,The locking strip do break in the cylinder, Because of that I have piont this out. To complete your instructions, and maybe stop someone from getting caught.

playfordtree · 27th March 2008, 03:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jim1nz

Wow that video is one of the best i have ever seen!

So much time and effort went into that, i appreciate it.

Thanks again, cant wait for the 200t video if its as good as that one!

Haha like the drinks break too...

Thanks Jim.

Looks like the 020 will be next.

To be honest i have to give Ekka some of the credit, everthing i've learnt about making a video i've learnt from him.

Anyway, enough asskissing

(otherwise Captain Cane Toad will get a big head)

JohN Dee · 27th March 2008, 05:12 AM

Great video there Simon. I should pull our 019T off of the shelf give it a stripnrebuild and put her back into service now aye?

From what me and my dad have heard from many tree blokes in our classes, those Stihl locking strips are cheap and nasty and like to break off into the cyclinder. We have a piston stop we use and it screws securely and firmly into the thread just like the spark plug but with a proud nose to stop that piston.

The one point that I think is so crucial and almost always overlooked by the majority of the tree chainsaw blokes out there, is the chain brake and chain brake band. It wasn't taken into good detail in the video?

Sometimes some grit and crap can get in behind the band and it wont grip the drive sprocket straight away (a few milliseconds to late of a severe kickback). Aswell as changing out the brake band for a new one and checking the Chain brake spring which activates the band. The chain brake band is a consumable part people that could possible save your life one day(excuse my french) le french tight asses...

Just some points to help ya out mate with the "chainsaw parts terminology" as I understand them, to make you future videos even better.

What you called:

Brake cover/brake cover assembly:= Drive sprocket
Drive gear mechanism:= Worm gear
Bearing over the crank inside the clutch hub: Needle cage
Spark plug spanner/starhead allan key:= Stihl spline t wrench or scrench or stihl spline screwdriver
Can't think of any more at the moment, but will keep you posted (when my bloody net speed goes back up next month[grr the video took me over the limit])

But overall mate, keep up the good work. These videos will be very valuable to alot of people... Perhaps some daily services and weekly and monthly service general videos would be good aswell?

newguy18 · 27th March 2008, 05:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by playfordtree

Anyway, enough asskissing

(otherwise Captain Cane Toad will get a big head)

newguy18 · 27th March 2008, 05:40 PM

Hey Simon,make one showing people how to polish a piston.

Sean Freeman · 27th March 2008, 06:57 PM

Quote:

Hey Simon,make one showing people how to polish a piston

I'm sorry is it just me, is it because its Friday? But the idea of Simon posting a vid of him showing us how he "polishes a piston" is just wrong

Well its probably ok if you're looking at Stihl catalogues at the time!

newguy18 · 27th March 2008, 07:38 PM

I was refering to melted pistons or scored pistons,from engines of course.I've done it with great sucess mainly in do or die situations but its useful to know.Also if you remove head gaskets on bikes and such and apply a product called shelac it'll increase your compression.

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26th March 2008, 06:15 AM	#1 (permalink)
playfordtree Afterburner is shakin' Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Adelaide Australia Posts: 340	VIDEO:- How to strip & rebuild Stihl MS190-019 Chainsaw tragics, i had a thought the other day, "wouldn't it be great if you could watch a video of your Stihl saw being being stripped and rebuilt". That way someone could show you all the little "tricks of the trade", and it would make your maintenance so much easier. So over Easter i whipped up this video of me doing a "basic" strip/rebuild of an MS190/019t. Now by "basic" i mean, i didn't dismantle the power unit. My reasons for not stripping the engine are; - I'm to tight to spring for a new gasket set - If you know how to strip the engine yourself, than you won't need this vid. - If you are a DIY type, then i recommend you take the power unit to your dealer and let them install new pistons/bottom end etc... this will be easier and safer for you, plus you would have already saved money & time by stripping thus far yourself. - If you have stripped the saw and found the engine is wrecked, most of the time people just throw them out and buy a new saw. This video is just to show you the basics so you can clean,maintain and change minor parts easier. Anything i haven't shown you should be able work out yourself. If people find this helpful i will do other vids with the other saws i have. (but not for awhile, as this one took about 16 hrs of frigging filming,editing,uploading etc...) Anyway, vote in the poll for your favourite and i will do that one next. (No Newguy, i wont be doing any husqvarna vids) WARNING:- This video is for serious chainsaw tragics only, or those that have an 019t/MS190 and want to know how to strip it. Everybody else will find watching this video, is like watching paint dry. How to Strip & Rebuild your Stihl ms190-019t chainsaw or http://www.weareallabouttrees.com.au...ip-rebuild.wmv to watch it on your own viewer and download it to your PC. video is 24 minutes and 47Mb __________________ I Drink Therefore I am.

26th March 2008, 06:46 AM	#2 (permalink)
Therrin The Tree World Bandit Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Lancaster, Ca Posts: 1,113	Re: VIDEO:- How to strip & rebuild Stihl MS190-019 Wow Playford, That movie was awesome! And I don't even have that exact saw. Looks like you've certainly done that a few times. Nice job of the editing too! How about one for the 361? __________________ Ken Fessia I.T.S.A. Tree Service (661) 916-4703

26th March 2008, 12:01 PM	#3 (permalink)
newguy18 Tree World Icon Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Live Oak Florida home of the crapiest trees you will ever see. Posts: 2,198	Re: VIDEO:- How to strip & rebuild Stihl MS190-019 No husky vids,thats okay i've rebuilt lots of engines so thats okay,i only throw away stihls that break on me.I haven't owned a stihl for almost 2 years. __________________ Have your say join us today. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xzkd_m4ivmc http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xzfzb...eature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x-OqK...eature=related

26th March 2008, 01:19 PM	#4 (permalink)
JayD Astronaut Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Sydney Posts: 821	Re: VIDEO:- How to strip & rebuild Stihl MS190-019 Hi Simon, Good clip, A word of warning those locking strip have record of breaking in the cylinder,leaving you with a rock in a tin can syndrome There's a tool on the market that stops the piston...piston stop, it screws into the spark plug hole to stop the piston,This is a much better idea. It save's you running back to your dealer with egg on your face! Hope this helps make your video more informing __________________ Free Tree and Green Industry Link Directory

26th March 2008, 05:45 PM	#6 (permalink)
jim1nz Afterburner is shakin' Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Tauranga, New Zealand Posts: 296	Re: VIDEO:- How to strip & rebuild Stihl MS190-019 Wow that video is one of the best i have ever seen! So much time and effort went into that, i appreciate it. Thanks again, cant wait for the 200t video if its as good as that one! Haha like the drinks break too... __________________ SPEED ALWAYS FOLLOWS TECHNIQUE

27th March 2008, 05:12 AM	#10 (permalink)
JohN Dee Astronaut Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 679	Re: VIDEO:- How to strip & rebuild Stihl MS190-019 Great video there Simon. I should pull our 019T off of the shelf give it a stripnrebuild and put her back into service now aye? From what me and my dad have heard from many tree blokes in our classes, those Stihl locking strips are cheap and nasty and like to break off into the cyclinder. We have a piston stop we use and it screws securely and firmly into the thread just like the spark plug but with a proud nose to stop that piston. The one point that I think is so crucial and almost always overlooked by the majority of the tree chainsaw blokes out there, is the chain brake and chain brake band. It wasn't taken into good detail in the video? Sometimes some grit and crap can get in behind the band and it wont grip the drive sprocket straight away (a few milliseconds to late of a severe kickback). Aswell as changing out the brake band for a new one and checking the Chain brake spring which activates the band. The chain brake band is a consumable part people that could possible save your life one day(excuse my french) le french tight asses... Just some points to help ya out mate with the "chainsaw parts terminology" as I understand them, to make you future videos even better. What you called: Brake cover/brake cover assembly:= Drive sprocket Drive gear mechanism:= Worm gear Bearing over the crank inside the clutch hub: Needle cage Spark plug spanner/starhead allan key:= Stihl spline t wrench or scrench or stihl spline screwdriver Can't think of any more at the moment, but will keep you posted (when my bloody net speed goes back up next month[grr the video took me over the limit]) But overall mate, keep up the good work. These videos will be very valuable to alot of people... Perhaps some daily services and weekly and monthly service general videos would be good aswell? __________________ Climber with slow climbing speed, must make up with mighty chainsaw roar. Free Tree and Green Industry Link Directory Red : Green : Blue

27th March 2008, 05:40 PM	#12 (permalink)
newguy18 Tree World Icon Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Live Oak Florida home of the crapiest trees you will ever see. Posts: 2,198	Re: VIDEO:- How to strip & rebuild Stihl MS190-019 Hey Simon,make one showing people how to polish a piston. __________________ Have your say join us today. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xzkd_m4ivmc http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xzfzb...eature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x-OqK...eature=related

27th March 2008, 07:38 PM	#14 (permalink)
newguy18 Tree World Icon Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Live Oak Florida home of the crapiest trees you will ever see. Posts: 2,198	Re: VIDEO:- How to strip & rebuild Stihl MS190-019 I was refering to melted pistons or scored pistons,from engines of course.I've done it with great sucess mainly in do or die situations but its useful to know.Also if you remove head gaskets on bikes and such and apply a product called shelac it'll increase your compression. __________________ Have your say join us today. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xzkd_m4ivmc http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xzfzb...eature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x-OqK...eature=related