This is by far one of the best breakdown videos on KZfaq. Super informative, great job Jacob and Gordy!

Gordy is a nice guy and knows his stuff, thank you Jake!

Before anyone tries to say "chains don't stretch, they wear", he literally referred to the wear in the pins as causing the "stretch". It's just semantics, tomayto tomahto.

Another Master Class. Gordy touched on all the wear parts that get forgotten. Jacob, damn fine job editing. Gordy stole the show and managed to get some comedic relief in. As Jacob's saw is being taken apart, it's like he's at the doctors office having to explain what happened in the last 4 years. I enjoyed every minute of the video. Thanks to both of you!!!

You are so lucky to have created a relationship with Gordy. What a wonderful source of saw knowledge! More Gordy videos!

I’m a licensed mechanic turned arborist. This video is incredibly helpful and very well done! Thanks fellas

There's a tonne of really useful information in this video - many thanks to Jake & Gordy for making it. For UK people (of which I am) some of this maintenance (sprocket, needle bearing etc) is covered in the first of the NPTC chainsaw certifications - "002003 - City & Guilds NPTC Level 2 Award in Chainsaw Maintenance and Cross Cutting" (used to be CS30). Whilst the certification doesn't give you experience (only experience will), it does give you a base level of knowledge and awareness so that you can keep your kit in good condition.

I love how Jacob is like every other arborist and doesn’t maintenance his saw just cleans it. Thank you very much for the informative video

this could not have been timed better, I walked in the door with a second hand, slightly damaged 661 the day this was posted. Great great video, hugely helpful and totally demystified the inside of the saw for me. Huge thanks

Definitely on board to see a bar tuneup from Gordy. He did a great job breaking down what he was doing. I like knowing the "why behind the what" so this was definitely a great video for me

You guys are awesome to watch and learn from. I have learned so many things from both of you. I could watch these kind of videos for hours! Thank you both very much!!

Love when you guys collaborate. The pace of the video is so chill. Gordy's shop seems like such a comfortable place to be.

Just found this somewhat older video and man it i love s loaded full of knowledge and maintenance tips I hadn’t really thought about before. Love when you and Gordy join forces.

More excellent content, thanks! For anyone looking to get hold of one of the stainless steel 'pliers' Gordy used for the tricky small stuff, they're properly called an 'Artery Forceps'. They're designed to be used to hold/manipulate/clamp off blood vessels during medical procedures/surgery. They're widely available off the Internet for cheap, in several sizes and shapes.

Another great Gordy teaching class. Keep these types of videos coming.

What an informative and useful video. Thank you Jacob and Gody for taking the time to share your knowledge. I learn a few things.

Awesome job Gordy explaining as you go in detail and thanks Jacob for recording this.

Great information, I've had my 026 pro since 2015 traded my uncle and always clean any saws, immediately I found my uncle neglected bad fins on jug filled up with dust and dirt, knew it's bad packing from years, glad about fins behind pull start . I need to rebuild it, give a lot of life. I've been continuously using about 3 year's ran beside a friend's husky 395 my little beast kept up with him to. Mine has great perfect start protocol, choke 3 pulls and bark, move choke up 1 level pull and run, when it doesn't start easy, there's a problem. Thank you guys 😉

Outstanding preparation and presentation by both of you. The clarity and sequencing is simply 1st class.

This is by far the best and most informative chainsaw video I have watched yet. Appreciate it guy's. Stay safe

I really enjoyed this video! I love doing my own maintenance and really enjoyed learning the in-depth maintenance of a chainsaw! I have a mid 90s Jonsered 670 Champ that I’ve taken care of like that and it still serves me today after cutting timber with it for several years! I just have purchased a new Stihl, 500 I an am looking forward to giving some loving as well! Thanks again for a great video!

Very helpful to see others go through a saw and give comments and tips. Thanks!

Great info, Perfect timing. Now I've got a few things to tune up on the arsenal. Was not aware of the particularities of the clutch drum/sprocket interface. Two 201tcs a 250 and old but semi faithful 460 are gonna get some love next week. Thanks Gordy and Jake. - an environmentalist who made it through the whole vid.

This video is absolutely awesome. Gives me the confidence to work on my 461 instead of just taking to the shop. Thank you guys very much

Great info, so much easier to understand if its explained in a way based on functionality and how parts can be damaged and how to prevent parts from being damaged if you take care of them. Thanks alot! :)

Great video. Good points that often get overlooked by many people. And about the bar oil, every drop gets thrown on the ground anyway. Just usually not all in one spot.

Wonderfully explained in great detail but not over abundance of useless info....i understand most all that was gone over but i enjoyed the video completely....very good.

Excellent description of all the terrible things I have done or failed to do to my saws over the years.

Great video. I have a buddy who’s an arborist and he sent this to me. I’ve been studying small engine work for about 18 months and working on chainsaws, among other things, and I learned a few things from this video. I wouldn’t have called it tuning though - it’s a servicing job.

Mate I learned so much from this. Thank you. Recently upgraded to a 500 from a 291 and that cowbell thing happened on the old saw. The chain had worn channels in the sprocket

I watched every single second of this. Outstanding. Thank you.

Gordy is a great teacher. You see that , arborsite. He grease's his needles. Simple maintenance saves saws

Thanks Jake, & Gordy. Dude's shop is SICK. Sorry for your guys' incredible loss of Jed. God Bless.

Gordy is a Pro. Thanks for the seasoned techniques and detailed descriptions of my ms661

Two great channels working together, great video y'all.

That was a really interesting video. Thanks Jacob and Gordy, good job 👍🏻

wow thanks so much for this video, i leaned so much stuff. Gordy really knows his stuff, cool to learn from someone who knows what they're doing.

Great video man, Gordy knows his stuff. I have rebuilt a couple blown up saws and was working a ms360 before deployed and was planning on buying a new cylinder. Now I'm gonna try that honing tool you guys used.

Oh buddy I always hated it when a customer would bring in a saw all dirty!!! But one thing I would always say so that I wouldn’t get all made about it is it gives me an idea of how a person has treated there saw over the years and this also gives me an idea of what all to look for wear on!!! This has absolutely helped out by a person bringing in a saw that isn’t clean but I will also charge them for my cleaning time!!! Awesome video buddy and remember keep up all the hard work buddy!!!!

What a great video got the same saw done by Gorty and I didn’t know about 90% of what is shown on this video! Saw is still running like a hot rod. Great video fellas🤙🏻🤟🏻

Excellent stuff. I’m looking forward to applying much of this info to my Stihl MS260 that’s been running more sluggish lately. Thank you.

Great video. I’d love to see how Gordy goes about setting the high/low idle screws on the carb. Thanks!

Very informative, complete, and explained in a way that is easily understood. Thank you both!

Great video and awesome tips. I am not a pro but a saw enthusiast and have many WCS products which are the best of the best. Thanks for sharing the tips and your knowledge with us.

Awesome video guys! Appreciate taking the time to explain everything in detail.

This is a great video, super helpful breakdown. My friend and I are getting (2) 261s where someone straight gassed em. We're expecting a full rebuild, so this was helpful to see and hear some maintenance tips

Isn’t Gordy just a champ! I’ve gotta order one of those depth gauge’s!!! They look absolutely fantastic!!! Love the WCS bark box… left it on a 660 I sold and I’m still kicking myself for that move… LMFFAO! Those side cover’s look awesome too!!! Fantastic stuff! Especially that paying attention and swapping out the $100 dollar piston that’s getting rough will save the $400 dollar cylinder!!! That’s just huge!!! Keep them clean fellas and they’ll run better and last much longer!!! Rock & Roll!!! Keep on Truckin!!!

The attention to detail is amazing. Nice job 👍

What a video, what a video! I just recently started using a chainsaw for work and have become obsessed. I've found your channels in the process of digging for more knowledge. Your videos are so very entertaining on top of being a fantastic source of education - just wanted to express some appreciation and cheer you on!

Great video Jacob! Very interesting stuff and Gordy has such a nice shop.

Super Video, nice harmony and respect between you guys. One thing (cant read through all the comments maybe somebody allready mentioned it) I learned -what may sound a little smartarsy: The piston clips should be put in with the open side pointing upwards- to prevent velocity of piston movement up and down to compress the clip so that it could be possible to work its way out the groove it is sitting in. If the open side of the clip points up it just gets pressed in tighter because the piston doesn´t move forward and backwards. God bless you Americans

It was fun to watch the rebuild, and now I will impatiently wait for the next video where you run the saw

This was great very informative and I'm gonna feel much more confident abput fixing & maintaining my saws.

Great video…. Gordy’s parts are awesome, I have them on three of my Stihl’s. Awesome quality! Thanks for such an informative video! Class act

Gordy is the man. He's knowledgable about saws like Jake is trees. Definitely check out West Coast Saws...high quality products, high quality people. Great video Jake!

Norway here. I use this system a lot, but use mostly netted types. My bags are filled in bag stand that widens the bag and give the right tension

Great detailed info, thanks for the great edited overview. Love my ms660 👍✅

Jake, I want to express to you my gratitude for what you do. Sincerely, Rob Simons. P.s. Gordy too

Hello Gordy, good videos. You are a good Stihl Tech. I don’t know if you have seen this, but many of the loggers here in the east run used motor oil as bar oil in their saws. It’s almost pure black that will stain anything it touches. Just did a MS661CM with the complaint; my saw is loosing power in the cut. What I found on this as with many more is that this black oily mess, being so thin, coats the clutch and drum mixing with saw dust and dirt to the point the clutch shoes cannot grip the drum. Then this “gunk” coats the cylinder and everything. Much of this gunk we pour out of the saw actually sparkles from the bits of metal that they drain in the oil from the skidders, dozers, etc. We replace a goodly amount of oil pumps also.

Yes, please do a video on bar maintanance and refubishing! Great video as well! Keep up the great content.

Its nice to see you guys work together the stabs at arborists are to funny

Most informative video I’ve seen in a long time. Thank you

Amazing video. Thanks Jacob and Gordy!

What a great explanation on why to take care of your saw, you could save someone a lot of money

This video was outstanding. Looking forward to watching more. Thanks again.

Great job fellas. like the way gordy explains everything .

Worn parts like this can also play havoc with how your saw cuts,eg curving in a cut.etc.while I have the clutch off I will degrease under neath and blow it out.great video Jacob and Gordy.

I've also taken to pulling the covers off under the clutch cover to clean out the chain brake linkages and band... This as I had an MS461 pack up with bar oil and wood dust to the point where the band dragged on the drum and generated enough heat to melt the edges of the covers near the brake band. The chain brake also didn't engage/disengage properly. I use a brush and shop vacuum to get the crud out of the clutch area instead of blowing it out (actually in) with the compressor...

There is a special greasegun for greasing the rollerbearing in the clutch, I think it is made by Oregon. There is a greasepoint in the end of the crankshaft.😉

Powerful video. Thanks Jake and Gordie

Every minute of this video is an education. Great editing job by Jacob too. There is one takeaway that I implemented immediately; switching to VP synthetic oil. 4 years of heavy (ab)use and the piston / cylinder looks like new?! Funny watching Gordy and Jacob's interaction on the subject at the 25 minute mark: "You've been running VP right..."

Great stuff , learned alot, you two work well together, look forward to more like this! 🙂

Really good video. Gave me a good refresher on servicing saws. The clutch bearing, great reminder. And also applies to trimmers/weedeaters.

When Gordy isn't looking, replace that plug with a new decompression valve. Repeated pull-starts, especially when not using the decompression valve, will speed up the onset of periostitis/arthritis. That's something that really isn't noticed until it's too late when you're an old fart like me. It's usually not debilitating, but rather a chronic annoyance. Impact exercises are often to blame, and the pull cord on a good compression engine can cause significant stress on joints over time. Personally I have a bad habit of yanking that pull cord like I'm trying to break it, and the first pull on a cold start is usually the toughest. Sometimes if I think to do it, I pull it to do just one turn over, then let it wind back in to do the first full pull. An old logger/log truck driver taught me that one. Honestly, I love the decompression valve now that I'm old enough to notice the difference.

Good information, thanks Gordy and Jacob!

Awesome content. Gordy is so good at explaining stuff

@22:30 "Hanging with you has made me soft" Great slam Gordy! Love the banter between you two. Thanks for all the info, Gordy. Thanks for the vid, Jacob

Gordy is an expert at explaining the function of everything on a saw

Wow! Really nice content. Thanks to both of you.

I am not mechanical. I send all my stuff off when it needs tuned. But this video was VERY interesting! And I had no idea Gordy was WCS! I love my bark boxes!

Bout couple weeks ago I pulled the plug on a 661 w/36" bar than immediately went n got the WCS clutch cover n the bark box n im ik a kid n a candy store LOVEM both n also got a key chain from WCS wen i got my clutch cover

Hello, my name is Sal. I just want to say that I went through the whole video with you guys and this is just like a school class. It really help me that was a good teaching right there. Thank you so much for the channel and your body that did the chainsaw service . God bless you guys.

So much knowledge shared in this video and I appreciate it! Thank you sir.

These are my favourite videos! I own a 661... This will be a good video for me to watch when I get around to doing this maintenance on my saw. I also neglect cleaning my maxflo filter lol it's kind of a pain... Sometimes I wonder if its really worth it

Really great info! Very helpful to see how the pro's do it. Thanks!

Good reminder, thanks Jacob and Gordy! Gonna give my 362 some love.

Good Lord I need to rip into my 026...25 years old and never tore it apart...changed the clutch but thats it!

I love how Shreiner gave you so much swag lol. Its cool seeing a west coast arborist rep a local company... Was a "competitor" when I was doing residential and was always jealous of their equipment lol. Now I work for the Devil (Tree Butcher's From Hell), so competition isn't much of a thing...

Wow! This was fantastic. Thank you guys for sharing your knowedge.

GREAT VIDEO!!! Gordy is so instructive and clean in his explanation. Great teacher. One thing called my attention: no dynamometric tool to tighten up the cylinder? I guess his hands are pretty expert but mine maybe not hahahha

Excellent howto and loads if useful tips. Really enjoyed you both talking about this.

Thanks guys! Great tutorial!

So much great information. Thanks!

Learned more about getting my saw back in good condition in this one video than i ever knowed about it at all. And i aint ingnernt about saws n mechanical stuff. I just not never been taught.

Nice tutorial Gordy. Great job!

Wow you live right down the road from me. I live in maple valley lol. Love the content. Takes me back to the good ol days with modern day stuff.

Well, I learned some stuff! Thanks guys. I really appreciate the lesson.

Best chain saw maintenance video to date!

Great video guys. A great video to learn from. Looking forward to the bar video.

Good video, thanks for the info. The only thing that I was surprised with was not cleaning the air filter.