Among the household equipment of the owner of a private house, there must be a chainsaw - an indispensable thing in the household, if you need to cut firewood, cut dry branches on garden trees or even a whole tree.
In recent years, Stihl has been the market leader in gardening technology. Chainsaws of the company have an affordable price in the region of 7000-8000 rubles and high enough quality for such a price. Therefore, they were adopted not only by residents of the private sector, but also by lumberjacks and public utilities for land improvement. Unfortunately, even high-quality equipment over time develops its resource and requires the replacement of individual components. Chainsaw repairs often have to be done on their own, as breakdowns generally begin after the warranty period.
Major breakdowns
Before you hand over a broken chainsaw to a repair service, you should try to identify a breakdown yourself and possibly fix it. To do this, there is a manual for repairing a chainsaw, which is always included in the package. You can find answers in it, how to perform repairs in cases when:
- the chain broke;
- the saw does not start;
- the saw starts and the battle stalls;
- The chainsaw works, but not at full power.
When the circuit breaks, probably everyone understands that it needs to be replaced or repaired, if there are technical capabilities for this. In other words, this is a minor repair of the chainsaw, since the breakdown is easily fixed. Things are worse when problems arise with the engine, but even in this case you can figure it out on your own.
Superficial reasons
Surface breakdowns include cases where the problem lies in minor nuances, such as the absence of a spark. In this case, the repair of the chainsaw will consist only in testing the spark plug and replacing it if it fails. If the spark plug is working, but absolutely dry, then there is no fuel supply and you need to clean the carburetor. Due to the poor quality of the fuel and the presence of various foreign impurities in it, the carburetor can often become clogged and close the fuel path. If cleaning the carburetor did not give a positive result, then you will have to check the piston. When using low-quality fuel, the repair of the "Calm 180" chainsaw exactly this ends.
The problem of the engine of the chainsaw "Calm 180"
The "Calm 180" chainsaw has a fairly good working resource, but subject to the use of high-quality oil and fuel. Filling with gasoline with the addition of alcohol or a mixture of benzene with toluene is not allowed. The use of such fuel significantly reduces
the piston
service life . The piston burns out, and chips are formed on it and the piston rings are destroyed. To replace the piston, unscrew the four nuts on the head and remove the cylinder. After
that, the piston will be available for replacement. Such a chainsaw repair is considered the most difficult, but if you look into the instructions in detail, everyone will be able to figure out how and what to do to restore the chainsaw to working capacity.