HOW-To STIHL Chainsaw Chain Hand Brake Guard Replacement On MS260

In this easy to follow video I show you how to replace the chain brake handle on a STIHL MS260 chainsaw. The same procedure will apply to many other chainsaws.
Part number for hand guard is 1121 792 9101
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[@donyboy73]

THE SAME PROCEDURE APPLIES TO THE STIHL MS290.

[@user-nr4qn4yg5t]

Thank you for taking the time to step by step this. My local Stihl is no longer in business. But the part I ordered is now installed.

[@jcbvsfendt9719]

If everyone was this clear on youtube with there videos I would never need to hire a mechanic again. Donyboy thankyou!

[@FingerstoFight]

was just thinking the same!

[@aleblanc3547]

Your homemade spring installation tool is the best part of the video. Great suggestion! Thanks, Dony!!

[@deadman12078]

So true! That is a real time saver.

[@churchofgodinmountforestth6872]

I found that I could very easily use a magnetic bit screwdriver (without a bit in of course!). Worked perfectly

[@larrypack1]

I was not careful about throwing a log this morning and broke the hand guard on my Stihl 025 so I wanted to see what was involved in the replacement. And of course I always check your videos first. Great idea about the homemade tool. I would have used a screwdriver and spent a frustrating amount of time trying to get the spring on. Thanks Don!

[@mweis2000]

Great step-by-step. Works for my Stihl 026. Thank you!

[@MrGoosePit]

That bolt tool is a great idea. Thanks!

[@biblesaysit2278]

Excellent! Thank you for doing such an excellent job of helping others. As Jesus said, "Love your neighbor as yourself."

[@TurkeyHollow]

Good detailed video, I liked how you mentioned & used the common tools most home owners would have in their tool box.

[@GreggNibbelink-un8ug]

Grest step by step instructions on replacing a chain saw guard! Really liked the hack for installing the spring with the drilled bolt; was simple to make!

[@markpopov5375]

Fantastic video. During a limbing job, the cut limb grabbed my saw when it fell. Thankfully I had undone the tether so I didn't get yanked, but after the 40 foot drop, the chain brake handle was cracked in half. This video just saved me down time and paying for a repair I can now do myself. Thanks very much!

[@max9068]

Worked for my MS310, thanks for the insight

[@clintondeckherterescue-qs9mu]

Great job! Thank you. Wonderful educational video. Now I’ll go do mine.

[@remwiers]

@Donyboy73 Same procedure for MS310 the tool tip saved me this time. Never had so much easygoing for a break spring! 💪🏼

[@caverbrad]

I got to the part of the linkage and removing the handle. Thanks, this kept me from breaking something. Another trick to get the spring off is take a piece of stainless steel aviation tie wire and make a loop twisting the loose ends together tightly. Sort of like a tie on a loaf of bread. Take that open loop and hook one end on the spring. Now you can use a screwdriver shank at a right angle to the loop as a handle to pull on the other end of the loop. A friend showed me this trick years ago putting muffler springs on a Rotax.

[@homers7777]

Best vid on youtube.. very easy to follow and no crap music over the top.. welldone.

[@TheMrrbrts]

Had to do precisely this job over the weekend to my MS461. It was the identical procedure. Thank you for posting this video. I was much more confident performing the hand guard swap as a result. I was successful reattaching the spring using just a flat head screwdriver and some deliberate patience. Cheers.

[@wyohorseman9948]

I have a 460 I need to do this to. A branch snapped and fell right on the old girl broke a lot of things the brake handle and my brand new 3/4 wrap handle

[@mikedickson2925]

Dony thanks for all the great tips!!! You're going to put yourself out of business giving away all your tips, but please don't stop!!!

[@deadman12078]

Never happen. There will always be people out there who can't do what he does or don't have the time.

[@lindalutz2018]

Your are a great lad around saws Dony!

[@ralstondaley6448]

Am ralston from jamaica . With your video i just replaced my 390 chainsaw chain brake thank you so much for this video.

[@donyboy73]

greetings from canada! How is thecovid-19 affecting you there?

[@ralstondaley6448]

Good. Yes they found about 8 cases and all these persons is traveling from overseas

[@donyboy73]

@@ralstondaley6448 over 200 cases here

[@ralstondaley6448]

Greetings sir. ralston here again

[@ralstondaley6448]

I was using my chainsaw and it shut down i then here a sound like here in the carburetor area i check and notice that gas was coming back through the jet into the air horn and flooding the area. Does that mean the tank vent blacks up

[@fitzyholden1036]

Thanks mate, good helpful vid as usual.

[@kjc2266]

Great video with clear audio, close up video and just the facts.

[@63256325N]

Clever spring tool. Thanks for the video.

[@kayakkootenaybc]

Sweet video! You saved my day bud

[@gliffaesdesk8325]

Very clear and helpful, thank you.

[@jimlashbrook5429]

I just watched another video on replacing the brake handle. They used a piece of steel brake line to put the spring on. Easier than drilling out a bolt if you have some old brake line laying around.

[@SEKKEN5071]

link to video?

[@jparra4766]

Great video as usual. I like your spring tool as well. I use an old drum brake tool to reinstall springs. It's designed to reinstall brake springs so it's strong and pretty long. It give you plenty of leverage to make it go on easily. Thanks.

[@pwleppa]

Great video. Thanks Dony!

[@bockslim]

brake drum spring tool works well also

[@daleyurk4369]

Great video Don! Thank you.

[@neilobrien7369]

Thank you for the great tips!

[@CompetentSalesUSA]

Excellent presentation. Thank you

[@fred58ist]

what grate idea and simple to make and use ,it made the job easy many thanks fred

[@MrTibbs90]

I needed this video. Thank you.

[@FingerstoFight]

very nicely done repair, video, and editing. Great job!

[@jamesmullins3219]

good tips, good edits, thanks

[@ianforbes8873]

Great video, very helpful, thanks for posting.

[@clubdetennisdolbeau-mistas5971]

Genius! I love those simple tips. M. Gagnon (Dolbeau, Qc.)

[@clintster4945]

Great content, thank you!

[@wolf_tfk650]

Good idea with that bolt ! Nice job !!

[@jerryleejohnsonjr1377]

Thanks.......this helped in 2020!

[@samuelbombard7169]

very good video. love this guy

[@zlatkovujevic7348]

You should patent this tool. Great tip!

[@giovanniarmani3100]

Thank You your videos are very useful greetings from Italy

[@kevinwoodcock7578]

Holy shit you never fail to amaze...... You are so the small engine doctor.

[@donyboy73]

thanks lol

[@williamroyer4669]

Video was helpful I couldn't find a video for the 290 still chain saw but used this video very similarly built and I could not have gotten that spring without making and using the 6" bolt tool

[@mockfry24]

Thanks for the help. I was stuck on the springs

[@Patrick4959]

thankyou for the education as always Donny mate cheers from Australia ;)

[@brianeastman3547]

Keep up the good work man.

[@roadwarrior8560]

brilliant, subbed

[@videoworks7731]

nice clear vid thanks

[@geojor]

valuable video, thank you ...

[@h.v.schainsawtrees4967]

great video very helpful

[@magnusferenkaltenborn4646]

Great video! I have the same model saw with the T 27 screw that holds the brake on the recoil side of the saw broken right off (no head). How can I get it out??

[@Bigtwin88]

I love making tools..... Thanks. Great video......

[@irabot]

you should be a tool ,marker

[@matthewschroebel421]

Very well done video. I have a MS261C so it was a little different. Since the MS261C has the additional handle chain stop safety mechanism, there is an additional steel cable attaching to the center assembly and no E-clip. But that made no difference to the disassembly and reassembly.

[@piratboss]

Works on stihl 660 aswell, thanks alot!!

[@donyboy73]

Great to hear!

[@towerhillbilly]

Excellent!

[@garyrandolph6561]

great video

[@felipeandresmulleruribe1221]

genial una vez mas un buen tutorial

[@stoolie10]

You been learning like Rich from myrtle creek saw shop, aka "the chainsaw guy". great trick for spring install.

[@martymcgill1312]

I just ordered the cup bolt to hold the brake handle on because mine had vibrated loose and was lost. Is it a good idea to put a little loctite on that bolt to keep it from coming loose again? Thanks for the great videos.

[@Ssactoralph]

Can you tell me what the recommended lube is for the unloader valve on my Kartcher pressure washer? I’ve been using silicone paste and I’m finding I need to relube it about 2 times a year. I don’t use my pressure more than 5 or 6 times a year. Thanks in advance for your advice. I love your videos. You do an excellent job in creating them.

[@googleplusisdead]

Very clever tool with the bolt! RichE

[@ianparsons1257]

The T27 with the spacer that holds the brake bar in place, did you do it up tight ? I’m doing mine soon

[@allsmallengines3815]

That tool you made. I have always done it that way but with a 3/16" nut driver.

[@dannydunnagan3267]

How do you rate the d170 johndeere mower with the 25hp v twin .

[@Lovinflyindrones2022]

I would love too come to your shop and meet u someday

[@darrellbaty4127]

Great video, the bolt tool for reinstalling the spring is an ingenious idea. The brake handle on my Stihl chainsaw busted yesterday and I have no idea how that happened. Can we all say cheap plastic??

[@remwiers]

Same here busted handle out of nowhere. Tink de heat of the exhaust do no good over time? MS310

[@pm270100]

good vid i got the same tool made out ford push rod works well did you grease the clutch bearing

[@umajunkcollector]

grease the clutch, lol!

[@roxy-tj3jo]

Thanks for the video I have a question, most of my plastic threads have gone when I try to lock a part using a screw the screw just keeps turning I suspect I have ripped the plastic screws using a battery drill. Do you know if their is anything I could use to replace the threads or would I have to buy parts to replace them due to the amount of vibration from the saw I think they will just come out

[@DankoGreene]

I have a 1986 Stihl 028 Wood Boss with a broken brake spring. Do you know if the spring used in this video would work for my saw?

[@donyboy73]

probably, your local stihl dealer should have

[@BrucesShop]

I like the homemade spring tool.

[@donyboy73]

it's a "must have" homemade tool

[@semco72057]

I have a Stihl chainsaw which I keep having problems with and even though it and my Poulan saws was in the shop last Summer, the Stihl don't want to start for me. The Poulan works fine, and it is much older than the Stihl, but I have gotten the most usage out of it while the Stihl just went to and from the repair shops.

[@dankahn5707]

Working on a Stihl 020 with brake stuck in housing. How to remove the sheet metal plate covering one of the holding screws? The plate appears to be a riveted into the plastic.

[@brianmartin7964]

My chain break won't click what part do you think is bad? (MS260)

[@supplykayo3049]

hey i love to watch your videos and learn but i have a 8 hp tecumseh engine for my go kart and there is a carb leak.

[@Thibault_95]

this has nothing to do with this video but I have a question I have a 4 stroke weedwacker it runs great but it's very easy to pull to start seems to have all its power should I check the valve's ? I've owned it 5 years and never checked valve's yet. I mean I can start it with barely trying to pull the rope it use to be much harder to pull.

[@shorteddiode]

How about a video on all your DIY tools,

[@whidbeyislandwaterfowl7082]

👍

[@denis6550901]

сборка брозилия?

[@drewthornton4684]

if i did the repair id probably lose the spring and break the chain break arm getting on

[@garengtutorial8923]

Cara memperbaiki carburator ms 660

[@umajunkcollector]

thatsa challenge, but the right tool as they sau...

[@brianmartin7964]

How much will you sell me a spring tool? I don't have a drill press to make my own.

[@Greatwhitesloth]

So it IS supposed to click. My dads ms260 brake isn't clicking into place.

[@donyboy73]

usually it clicks yes

[@Greatwhitesloth]

@@donyboy73 Nevermind it clicks. Just not easily. I'm new to this and I think it's supposed to trigger easier.

[@stonner2k]

and what happens if when your pulling the spring with the bolt that the pin snaps of??? not a very smart way of doing it me thinks.

[@confidentlocal8600]

Why they'd make such a critical safety component out of cheap plastic is beyond me.

[@keithharris4378]

If they dont have that tool you should Patten it

[@morejelloplease]

R.I.P. headphone users at 1:17

[@stonner2k]

there must be some pressure in that air hose to blow all that caked on sawdust like that