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stripped bar tension bolts?

My saw had one now bothe bolts to remove and or loosen the bar cover stripped. Not stripped as in the nut wont turn but the entire bolt turns making tensioning or replacing impossible. I know I will have to maybe grind the bolts off but what is involved in replacing them so I can make it new again. It runs great but the stripped bolts from maybe overtightning are the problem.

Matt
October 2008

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Hey Matt,I have the same problem on my McCulloch MACCAT1635 chainsaw,I cut the stripped stud off and was going to drill out the old one,but i went to deep and punchured the fuel tank by being to aggressive.My stud was stripped where the nut goes and the studs go in from behind the fuel tank into a recess in the casting..I'm having problems getting the tank out and am also searching for instructions on how to remove the tank so i can replace both studs and repair the tank..Good Luck,Howard

Howard Sizemore
April 2009
If the studs are screwed into the casing you will probably have damaged threads in the casting.
Only one fix here, drill out holes to correct size to accept a helicoil which has original thread size.Fit helicoil and screw in new studs fixing them with some very strong locking compound.You will need to get your local machine shop to do this for you if you don't know what I am talking about.
Otherwise scrap the saw it is simply too dangerous to use in its present state

Kenny
October 2008
are you talking about the two bar studs that hold the bar on. if so you knock them in and take them out from the oil tank.

bob
October 2008
Can't you just unscrew the studs that the nuts go onto (anti-clockwise) & re-tap the thread with the appropriate size? rob..

rob
October 2008

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