Stihl 064 Service Manual page 89

STIHL 064, 066
Top:
Removing pickup body
Bottom:
1 = Cap
2 = Weight
3 = Filter
4 = Pickup body
5 = Intake hose
Caution: The fine mesh strainer on the
pickup body must not be damaged. It can
be washed in white spirit.
Note: It is not advisable to clean the filter -
always fit a new one.
Installation is a reversal of the removal
sequence.
Important: The foam filter must be fitted
without being creased or twisted in any
way.
Removing intake hose from
tank housing
To remove the intake hose:
- Remove the carburetor - see 1 1.4.
- Coat the flange of the intake hose with a
little oil.
- Use the assembly hook to reach through
the filler opening and catch the intake
hose above the pickup body and, at the
same time, use a blunt screwdriver
carefully push the hose into the tank
housing.
- Remove the intake hose and pickup body
from the tank housing.
- Pull the pickup body off the intake
hose.
Installation is a reversal of the removal
sequence.
Note: Coat the hose flange with a little oil to
simplify installation.
11.10 Tank Housing
Top:
Front handle mounting screws
on side of tank housing
Bottom:
1 = Washer
2 = Sleeve
- Drain the tank housing.
- Remove the shroud - see 3.2.
- Remove the fan housing - see 5.1.5.
- Remove mounting screws at side and
underside of front handle. Lift away the
handle.
Note: To remove front handle on
machines with handle heating
see 9.4.
- Remove the carburetor - see 11.4.
- Pull the washer off the studs and remove
the sleeve from the manifold.
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