Thanks for the help , only had the drive shaft slip out when bar got pinched but this saved the day
@austinado16
22 күн бұрын
I'm glad the video was helpful!
@w6qd
Ай бұрын
LOL. Obviously, I never had to replace a driveshaft on my trimmers/brush cutters, and hopefully, I'll never have to. I'll keep my fingers crossed on my new Echos. I want to thank you again for posting a video on troubleshooting and repairing the Shindaiwa 242 with an ignition coil that has spark, but the timing is off. Your's the only video I've encountered where you addressed this issue. I've replaced the cataltic muffler on my C242 with an older Shindaiwa F230 muffler, tuned the carby with the smallD special tuning tool, and the 2011 model year unit screams. It has over 400 hours and going strong. This weekend alone it got overs 6 hours of use going through 3-feet high dusty dead grass in the Sierra Nevada foothills. I bought the new Echos b4 I ran into your your video repairing the 242, and haven't had to use them!
@austinado16
Ай бұрын
The Cat removal is legit. I'm glad you're able to keep the machines live, and are finding the vids helpful. If you're running them for long hours, be sure to grease the gear heads via that bolt you see in the side of the gear hear, and it wouldn't be a bad ideal to pull the gear head off each season, take the driveshaft out, wipe a bunch of grease along it, and slide it back into the machine.
@w6qd
Ай бұрын
Excellent video, I always wondered what was involved in a cable drive shaft replacement. I noticed Echo switched over to 4-layer cables for most of their trimmer/brush cutter drive shafts. All my older units had the solid steel drive shaft. Question for you: Is the solid drive shaft considered a better design option over the cable design? I've never had any problems/issues with my solid drive shaft trimmers/brush cutters.
@austinado16
Ай бұрын
Thanks for watching, commenting, and for the kind words! A solid driveshaft is more durable. It's also more costly to manufacture, which is why there's been a shift to flexible driveshafts. Previously, flexible driveshafts were only used on the cheapest machines. The Stihl HT131 in this video doesn't have a flexible driveshaft.
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