Stihl 036 Chainsaw -- Complete Top End Rebuild for Less than $20! -- Step by Step Details

The next venture (and hopefully last for awhile!) in fixing the Stihl 036 Pro.

The piston of the saw was grooved badly, so needed to rebuild the top end of the engine. I searched Amazon and eBay for a kit and finally found a very inexpensive kit on Amazon for $15.54

This video is the rebuild and test run. It is pretty long, but I split it into key moments, so feel free to sit back and watch start to finish, or simply jump to the chapter you need right now.

0:00 Intro and background
1:44 Unboxing the kit from Amazon
4:29 Removing the Cylinder
8:14 Piston Circlip (C-clip) Removal
9:50 Wrist Pin Removal (aka Piston or Gudgeon Pin)
11:46 Cylinder Base Gasket Removal
13:08 Deburring the Cylinder
14:18 Which Direction to Install the Piston and Why
16:36 Installing the New Piston and Wrist Pin
19:28 Piston Circlip (C-clip) Install
25:18 Piston Ring Install
27:41 Cylinder Install
37:06 Cylinder Bolt Torque (11.5N-m, 102in-lb)
39:31 Rope Method for Tightening Flywheel Nut (with explanation)
45:50 Setting the Ignition Gap (0.2-0.3mm or 0.008in)
48:38 Reassembly Time lapse (with helpers!)
49:45 Test Run – Time to Make some Sawdust!!!

Please comment below if this video helped you out with your chainsaw, or feel free to ask me any questions below!

Thank you for watching!!

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