I got a new job fixing chainsaws.

I need practice. I found this particular saw in the back of the shop. No info on it. Been there a while. Built in 1999. Still has compression but everything else is old/tired.

Asked boss if it was okay to take this saw apart for practice. He said okay.
So I took the saw completely apart to learn about how it works. The bar stud that goes into the crankcase was completely ruined. It took considerable effort to get the old one out.

The Very Next Day the Owner of the saw comes to the store. "Can I have my saw back?". I find out that the saw had been there over a year and they want it fixed.

Call what I did Bad luck, good timing, murphys law...take your pick. But there I found myself with a saw completely in pieces and the owner wanting it back.

Operation Restore Order commenced, so I cleaned the parts, ordered new stuff to replace the broken/worn out stuff and spent way more time than
I should have putting it back together.

I learned a lot about chainsaws rebuilding this one. This one is the very first chainsaw I've ever taken completely to parts and put back together.

Some of the assembly was done in the wrong order. Some of it was just plain done wrong. I learned a few lessons on this, as was expected.

At the end, it ran.

UPDATE 11/1/2021: This saw mopped the floor with me. I chased a problem with no spark for a day that was due to a piece of carbon shorting the plug electrode. Lesson learned there.
I took the saw outside to tune the carburetor and had nothing but trouble, so I took the saw back inside, removed the carb, took it apart...the gaskets are hard. STIHL no longer sells gaskets for this, so I had to go aftermarket (sigh). They should be here in a few days, meanwhile the saw sleeps at the shop.
UPDATE 11/3/2021: Found a carburetor gasket kit in a drawer at the shop, and actually fit the walbro that was on the 029 Super, so I rebuilt the carburetor today. This saw is fixed. Then I went to call the customer, no answer, voicemail box is full (sigh).

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