Handle Bar Fitting

[tangobravo]

Something that I do on every chainsaw that I restore is take a good bit of time FITTING the forward bar --So it attaches passively with no tension in any direction. I am working on a McCulloch Mini Mac (Sorry, they are neat though!) that has a cracking upper attachment post that was being loaded by a bent bar. The bar did not fit easily and was loading the crack making it worse. I know chainsaws get dropped, mishandled and end up with bent bars. It is a curiosity they never seem to be corrected and fit as they should! Owners just don't take any time to make it fit right. Cracking of castings, damage, cross threading and stripping of threads, breaking off of bolts are all problems that result from bent/loaded bars.

Just curious if others here make this a priority too?!? Your thoughts?

[w30bob]

Absolutely. Although I wouldn't say it's a "priority", but rather the norm for disassembly/assembly for cleaning or restoration. Nothing bugs me more than parts that don't fit right. Whether it's because of the design, poor manufacturing quality or just plain use......I want my stuff to fit right, and if it doesn't it bugs the crap out of me. And if anything is ill-fitting it's the first thing I fixate on every time I look at something I own. So for me no matter how long it takes, or what's involved.....I've rarely, if ever, lived with something that didn't fit right. But I'm anal about stuff like that, so I'm sure most just say "if it ain't broke....don't break it" and leave it be. It's just part of the passion I guess.

;O)
bob