Bulbs
Flower Basics
Flower Beds & Specialty Gardens
Flower Garden
Garden Furniture
Garden Gnomes
Garden Seeds
Garden Sheds
Garden Statues
Garden Tools & Supplies
Gardening Basics
Green & Organic
Groundcovers & Vines
Growing Annuals
Growing Basil
Growing Beans
Growing Berries
Growing Blueberries
Growing Cactus
Growing Corn
Growing Cotton
Growing Edibles
Growing Flowers
Growing Garlic
Growing Grapes
Growing Grass
Growing Herbs
Growing Jasmine
Growing Mint
Growing Mushrooms
Orchids
Growing Peanuts
Growing Perennials
Growing Plants
Growing Rosemary
Growing Roses
Growing Strawberries
Growing Sunflowers
Growing Thyme
Growing Tomatoes
Growing Tulips
Growing Vegetables
Herb Basics
Herb Garden
Indoor Growing
Landscaping Basics
Landscaping Patios
Landscaping Plants
Landscaping Shrubs
Landscaping Trees
Landscaping Walks & Pathways
Lawn Basics
Lawn Maintenance
Lawn Mowers
Lawn Ornaments
Lawn Planting
Lawn Tools
Outdoor Growing
Overall Landscape Planning
Pests, Weeds & Problems
Plant Basics
Rock Garden
Rose Garden
Shrubs
Soil
Specialty Gardens
Trees
Vegetable Garden
Yard Maintenance
How to Disassemble a Stihl BG-86 Blower
How to Disassemble a Stihl BG-86 Blower. The BG-86 is a lawn and leaf blower manufactured by Stihl, a company that is primarily known for making hand-held power tools like saws and drills. The BG-86 features both a blowing tube and a special vacuum tube and bag that can actually suck up leaves. The BG-86 needs routine maintenance, such as fuel...
The BG-86 is a lawn and leaf blower manufactured by Stihl, a company that is primarily known for making hand-held power tools like saws and drills. The BG-86 features both a blowing tube and a special vacuum tube and bag that can actually suck up leaves. The BG-86 needs routine maintenance, such as fuel filter, air filter and spark plug replacement on a regular maintenance schedule. These repairs, along with others, require dis-assembly of the blower.
Things You'll Need
Plastic container
Pliers
Spark plug wrench
Screwdriver
Allen wrench
Wrench
Remove the fuel cap and pour the fuel in the gas tank into a plastic storage container for later disposal.
Use a pair of pliers to remove the spark plug boot from the blower's spark plug. Use the spark plug wrench to remove the spark plug.
Insert the Allen wrench into the union nut at the base of the blower tube and turn it counterclockwise; while pressing down on the tube fastening tab. Pull the tube off, once the union nut is loose.
Use a screwdriver to remove the blower's case screws. Slide off the case, which holds the recoil starter.
Use a screwdriver tip remove the screws that mount the handle to the top of the blower.
Twist the fuel filter lock to the left, until it is in the vertical position; and then remove the filter cover. Remove the filter from the filter housing and then use an Allen wrench to remove the two bolts that hold the fuel filter housing over the carburetor.
Remove the fuel lines which run from the carburetor to the primer bulb and to the gas tank. Remove the single screw that holds the carburetor in place; and then remove it.
Use a wrench to remove the nut that holds the blower fan in place.
