Chainsaw Repair

ES bar?  Which one 3/8 .325 etc with which nose if it matters to you.  Can be bought reasonably and replaced yourself.

Even the non es bars you can punch out the sprocket and replace those.  In your case if you just have chap material jamming things up your probably just need to punch the sprocket out and clean and put new rivets in.

What did I come up with? A crown, a NEW route canal, and an impacted wisdom tooth removal, all in one joyful sitting. Between that, nieces in from Houston and Easter with the nephew, Uncle Brett's playtime has been cut dramatically.

I'm leaning toward just drilling the rivets and trying to clean it out and replace the rivets. Will keep you informed. I'm getting my little sisters old digital camera(IT"S PINK!!!!) to so I'll soon be posting pics! Brett

2. I slid out the sprocket assembly on an old towel in case any of the tiny bearings tried to escape (26 in this Husky, 3/8" pitch, 5 rivet bar ; 15 in the Oregon, 3/8" low profile, single rivet bar!).

Sliding them out on thin cardstock (e.g. 3X5 card) helps to keep things together. You can see how the protective fibers from the chaps are wound right in with the bearings, and are not just between the sprocket and the inside of the guide bar.

4. This is all the protective chaps fiber it takes!

While the nose sprockets were out, I dressed the rails and de-burred the edges. Much easier to do like this. I was also able to de-burr the actual nose (with a ScotchBrite wheel) with the sprocket removed.