Stihl MS 341 Shop Manual page 23

: Take out the screw (arrow).
2
: Remove the E-clip (1).
: Pry the hand guard (2)
together with the brake
lever (3) off the pivot pin
(arrow).
– Pull the lever out of the hand
guard.
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2
3
: Disconnect the spring (1).
: Remove the E-clip (3).
: Remove the lever (2) with
spring (1).
Clean all disassembled parts in
standard solvent-based degreasant
containing no chlorinated or
halogenated hydrocarbons. Inspect
parts and replace if damaged.
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If the groove in the brake spring
anchor pin is worn, follow the steps
1
below to install a new pin:
– Remove the cylinder – b 6.5.1
: Use a suitable punch to drive the
anchor pin (1) out of the
crankcase, from the inside
outwards.
Do not drive out the pin in the other
direction as this would damage the
annular bead which was formed in
the crankcase bore when the pin
was originally installed. In such a
case neither the new anchor pin nor
the brake spring would locate
properly. Furthermore, the
crankcase could be damaged in this
way and possibly impair correct
operation of the chain brake.
Installing
– Before installing the new pin, coat
its knurled shank with Loctite –
b 16.
: Position the new pin (1) in the
bore so that the knurling on the
pin meshes with the existing
knurling in the bore. Turn pin
back and forth as necessary.
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MS 341, MS 361, MS 361 C
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