You know, even after being a Stihl Gold tech for 10 years, I really appreciate seeing a video like this. I don’t work on pole pruner driveshafts very often, but when I do, it’s like learning it all over again. The Stihl service manual is worthless! I also love how clean you keep your work area and your attention to detail. 👍🏻

You saved my life today brother. Silver tech here. Those exploded diagrams and the instructions in the repair manual leave a lot to be desired. Thank you a million times.

I'm 2 years late but I'll be damned if that ain't exactly what I needed to see! I'll be tuning in here regularly because everything's so damn expensive to repair

I LOVE the idea of the brush on the end of the whip antenna!! I've repaired probably 100 of the pole pruners and cleaning was always the worst part. Luckily I had access to a hot water pressure washer but even that was a pain in the rear. Your idea is GREAT!!

Lester u are great! Wish u lived in my town. Just bought a used one. Seems in good shape. Your video couldnt have been done any better! Thank u for doing it.

I had to smash the thumbs up button for this insight into what's inside of that pole saw. Thanks!

Very well done. Now I’m glad I told my buddy to take his to the shop.

Hey dude, Nice job. I did do mine myself and it definitely was a learning experience. I'll tell you it's well worth a hundred labor. The shaft internals aren't cheap either. People should realize you pay 6,7, 8 hundred for these saws,,, keep them dry and clean. Or you're gonna be paying 2 or 3 hundred to repair them. I got mine from a tree guy that had two. Made a deal to keep one for repair of the one he wanted. One was an ht 75, the other a 101. I kept the 101. Had to totally rebuild the 75 shaft and the 101 shaft. He'd left them in the weather for several years. Very sad. Was worth the deal though. U can grease the bearings if they aren't too bad, but new is definitely better. Also had to put carb kits in. But both now work great. Thanks for the video. Well done.

Thanks for this video. It helped me repair the same model. nice clean work area. good music.

ok man...Thank you so much. I fron brazil. Thank you, I couldn’t have done it without you....

I've done 3 or 4 of these rebuilds at my shop on Vancouver Island. Same deal, sea air rusts the bearings and blows them out. Usually the outermost bearing (closest to the cutting head) is the one to go first. Happens all the time. Main different is we charge double what you do so it's not uncommon for people to opt into buying a whole new pole assembly ($450ish from stihl) vs $350ish for a rebuild. You clearly understand the tool pal, kudos from Canada.

This is a fanatastic video... I have one of these and I wish I had the skills you have, or that you lived nearby! it sounded like my spring went whilst cutting now the saw won't hold...Keep up the good work

Thanks Lester,my friend didn't move the saw and the branch caught it, it bent, now I can fix it !☺ Thomas C Belanger FanTom USA

Thanks for the video... I keep putting bearings in wrong and I fixed my mistake after watching you 🙂

Im back buddy. Great to see you making videos again!

great tutorial! i struggled with this until now.... thanks..

Dude's got good taste in music or radio stations.

Great video, thanks for the help!

Awesome video! Thank you for sharing! Cheers

Good job buddy 👍 Thanks for show US

thanks for the video, I have used it several times to help me fix the pole

Love your work Lester.

Thanks for the video & nice job..I don't think I would put hands on mine but at least I have an idea 👌

Great video. I bent my outer tube when a branch fell on it. It's a Husqvarna, but the parts look very similar. Thank you.

That got me through my repair... thanks

First timer here. Really impressed with the cleanliness and organization of your workbench. That alone got me to subscribe. 👍🔧🧰

YOU are a pro. Impressive. I was going to try to do this myself but I doubt I could do it without wasting money in parts and then having it be just right..... Great video tho.

Awesome video thanks...

Lester, that is a really good video. You explain the reasons for everything you do, and you definitely know your stuff! Thanks!! (Good choice of music too.)

I've been so busy, I haven't had time to make videos lately.

Yea I don't blame you Im dealing with a pole saw now the owner took apart and I'm bout to charge him extra cause it's been a two hour mission

Super helpful. Thank you.

Awesome educational video I just put back together the shaft on my HT 75 (same shaft), I learned (not to use it in the rain) and let it sit for a while. I think the new model pole saws have plastic bushes so that this doesn't happen. Two of the bearings had rusted and seized. You didn't mention in the video that there is a rivet in the main shaft tube under the rubber hand grip that dictates which end the telescopic main inner shaft goes also the direction that the two slide bearings go in, I just thought I would mention that to save any one else some time figuring these things out. Thanks heaps I would have never sorted it out if I hadn't watched this video.

appreciate your time. I really prefer no music but no big deal

Thank y'all for watching and commenting

You do fabulous work. All the best from South Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 uk 🍻👍

Thanks for this, just rebuilt 2 drive tubes today. If it weren't for your video I'd still be scratching my head at an exploded diagram!

hey nice vid. stihl recommend 0781 120 6000 grease for telescopic boom. would we just use this on the smooth extendable driveshaft end against the plastic liner and all other parts ie sliding bearings and splined shaft would just stay dry? thanks in advance

Thank you for your help Thinking about it. I removed the cutting head to replace the oil tank. So from then I noticed a noise in the tube?. There’s no special way to fit the head is it?.. It’s working ok now. But it be a shame if I keep running it and do anything. So just checking Thanks

Great video, very clear with explanations. Have you ever worked on a ht133? Had the shaft bend and need to replace it and wanted to know if this shaft design is the same so I could I could apply this video to it.

I just replaced my drive shaft and now when I extend it out the drive shaft falls out of the cutting head any suggestions ?

Thanks well explained. Bought ht101 at garage sale w tweaked shaft.runs / starts great. Vibrates like earthquake. Where did u order parts from ?

I looked all over the Internet for something like this. I have a HT 75 pole saw same situation one of the bearings froze. I'm a pretty good mechanic but I was stumped a little bit all I could find on the internet was a schematic of a blow up picture did me no good at all. Why can't really say that but there was no instructions at all on how to put it together. Or how to lube it. So I grease the hell out of it thinking that's what it needs. And it just jammed everything up. So after watching your video I cleaned everything up got all the grease and everything out of it and then put it back together. There is a certain way in a certain process in which to put it back together. If you skip on them processes you learn real quick that you shouldn't have. All I have left is the motor to be put on and then the gear Head for the chain hopefully it runs I'm sure it will thank you so much Lester. But you could have said one thing,,, is to follow the the bearing pattern that's on the small extension itself then you put the other two in that specific order not in the order of where the bearing is on the engine side. Because I did that and I had to take it back apart and turn the bearings around they have to correspond with the pole that is the extension . Other than that your video is great thank you so much again. Mick in south Fl.

I have a HT131 that keeps stripping the spider gear at the engine side. It’s an expensive part. Can’t find anyone online with the same problem. It’s a fairly new saw. Any clues? Not enough grease in the shaft? TIA

Ok I check it. Thank you 👍👍

I watched your video. Can't seem to get the back shaft in property.

This is a great video, I have the Stihl HT-75 I have the same issue except I'll need to replace the splined shaft too. I also need to change my bearings, I was wondering if this video would apply to my repair.

Just wanted to say a quick thanks for the video... we dropped a limb on the extension shaft of our HT131 yesterday and bent it pretty good. Both the external tube and internal drive shaft were bent by approximately 20degrees .. maybe more. I disassembled & straightened them both with the help of the video but the drive shaft is still slightly bent and causing a bit of vibration during operation. Can you advise on a source for parts on-line or is a dealer only item? Again, thanks for taking the time for your excellent tutorial. mardyn

How do you grease the head

I am about to buy stihl 131 pole saw, my question is: if disassemble to store because lack of space, what is the shortest the pole can be in terms of lengths. Hope to hear from you. Thanks

This might be a dumb question but I have this exact saw shaft was crushed when a very large limb decided it wanted to be stubborn.. my question is can I replace it with a shaft that can be used as an edger. Or would it be cheaper to just buy a new edger

Lets say hypothetically, i took it apart before seeing the part about how crucial the way the bearings face is, and now its fully disassembled and cleaned up...how would a fella go about determining which way the new bearings need to go in?

Where do you buy the parts? I can't seem to find a listing of parts or places to buy them?

I love it! $100 if you mess it up and bring it to me in a box!lol. A true mechanic! Thanks for the video buddy. Mine keeps coming loose at the handle clamp. Do you have a link for parts that you benefit from your viewers using? Thanks again!

My spline keeps separating, almost like the cover over the spline isn’t staying put. Any suggestions?

I have the stihl ht75 same extendable pole, the other day while cutting and the pole extended, the drive shaft retracted back and no longer making connection to the cutter head. I retracted the pole and still the drive shaft pushes back into the tube ....would appreciate your help!

He's knowing his shit!

Can anybody tell me why I get i get grease coming out on the trigger of a stihl 101 pole saw

Good video! Btw are those flip flops OSHA approved?

How much would this process differ from the HT-103?

Hi there Is the ht 133 Stihl saw the same set up?. Mine has gone noisy in the shaft when it is full out.

Where do you recommend ordering parts from for these pole saws?

Great video. Wondering if you know if the drive shafts are interchangeable from the ht101 to ht131....my Stihl Dealer said the ht101 drive shaft was obsolete now?

Were you from? I live down on Arizona and my pole saw just went out on me.

CAN anyone film the detail parts and show iit all being taken apart, show the actual damage and how to order part etc?

I am embarrassed by how organized and clean your workbench is compared to mine.

Where are you located

Part number?

Where are you located at in Florida? I’m in Polk County

How long did it take you to take the saw apart?

I'm fuckin' this brother...

lol is that a Glock chilling on the workbench? :D Thanks for posting, was 'gifted' an echo pole-saw that'd snapped in-half (well, the pole/saw-head snapped from the engine/trigger) and am way outta my depth on this one, was psyched to find this vid as there's very few on youtube showing extensive pole-repairs like this! Hope things at the shop are going well!!!! :)

Really music.

Yoooooo...

Hey babe i took my pole apart to clean and replace the the engine end plastic shaft and noe the bitch wont run the saw at fulll reach , i cant get the sorings out and have tried everything to get the central starbar back in frkm the engine end but to no avail , please email me or put up a dismantling video and reassemble vid cos im tearing my lovely blonde hair out and not tearing up the trees .....!!!!!!! Thanks Strawbz!

Business at 3:20.. Try to rob me , Once.