Stihl FS 240 Service Manual page 116

1
: Pry out plug (1)
1
: Pull flexible liner (1) out of the
drive tube assembly
Assembly
1
: Push flexible liner (1) into drive
tube assembly
FS 240 C, FS 260 C, FS 360 C, FS 410 C, FS 460 C-M
1
: Push flexible liner (1) inside the
drive tube assembly until depth a
= 30 mm
1
: Press plug (1) into the drive tube
assembly as far as it will go
1
The drive shaft is supported by the
flexible insert in the drive tube
assembly.
If the shaft has blue tarnish on it, it
must be replaced.
– Coat the drive shaft with STIHL
gear lubricant for brushcutters
before installation,
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– Apply lubricant to the drive shaft
evenly
– Only pressing lubricant into the
hole of the flexible liner and
pushing in the unlubricated drive
shaft does not ensure sufficient
lubrication
: Push drive shaft (1) with square
profile into opening (arrow) of the
flexible insert
3
2
3
1
: Slide on the gearbox (1) on the
opposite end of the installed
stopper as far as it will go
: Orient drive tube assembly (2) so
that the sticker aligns with the
dome (arrow) on the gear
housing, then tighten screws (3)
– The sticker on the drive tube
assembly must be visible when
using the machine
– With gentle twisting motions,
push the drive shaft into the
gearbox as far as it will go, turn
output shaft on gearbox, if
necessary
Checking operation
– Turn the square profile of the
drive shaft; the output shaft on
the gearbox must also turn
– Reassemble parts in reverse
order
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