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STIHL 044 1
This service manual contains detailed
descriptions of all servicing procedures
on model 044 chain saws and can thus
be used as a basis for professional
overhauls and repairs to all versions of
this machine.
We recommend that you make use of
the exploded views in the illustrated
parts lists while carrying out repair work.
Most of the illustrations show the in-
stalled positions of the individual com-
ponents and assemblies.
Whenever possible you should refer to
the latest edition of the parts list for the
part numbers of any spares you may
require. Microfilmed parts list are always
more up to date than printed lists.
In the event of faults it is quite possible
that a particular condition may have
several causes. It is, therefore, advis-
able to consult the "troubleshooting
charts" for all assemblies and systems
when tracing faults. You will find these
troubleshooting charts immediately after
the specifications.
Engineering changes which have been
introduced since publication of this
service manual are announced in
"Technical Information Bulletins".
Such bulletins should be treated as
supplements to the service manual.
This service manual and all technical
information bulletins describing engi-
neering changes are intended exclu-
sively for the use of STIHL servicing
dealers and staff within the STIHL serv-
ice organization and must not be
passed on to third parties.
Servicing and repairs are made consid-
erably easier if the chain saw is
mounted on assembly stand 5910 890
3100 or 5910 850 3100. The saw can
be quickly secured to the stand by
means of the two bar mounting studs
and nuts.
While on the assembly stand the saw
can be swivelled to any required posi-
tion to suit the ongoing repair. This not
only has the advantage of keeping the
component in the best position for the
repair but also leaves both hands free
for the work and thus helps save time.
The "STIHL Special Tools" manual
illustrates and lists the part numbers of
all available model-related servicing
tools as well as general-purpose tools
for all machines.
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© 1990 Andreas Stihl, Waiblingen
FOREWORD

STIHL 044 2
CONTENTS
9. Electric Handle
Heating System 65
9.1 Troubleshooting 65
9.1.1 Troubleshooting Chart 67
9.1.2 Test Connections and
Test Values 68
9.2 Switch 69
9.3 Heating Element in
Rear Handle 70
9.4 Heating Element in
Front Handle 71
9.5 Generator 72
9.5.1 Removal 72
9.5.2 Installation 72
10. Chain Lubrication 74
10.1 Pickup Body 74
10.2 Suction Hose 75
10.3 Vent Valve 75
10.4 Removal and Installa-
tion of Oil Pump 75
10.5 Servicing the Oil Pump 76
11. Fuel System 77
11.1 Air Filter 77
11.2 Removal and Installa-
tion of Carburetor 78
11.3 Leakage Testing the
Carburetor 79
11.4 Servicing the
Carburetor 80
11.5 Carburetor Adjustment 84
11.6 Tank Vent 86
11.7 Fuel Filter and Fuel
Hose 86
11.8 Tank Housing 88
11.8.1 Removal and Installa-
tion 88
12. Special Servicing
Tools and Aids 91
12.1 Special Servicing Tools 91
12.2 Servicing Aids 92
4.6 Crankcase 31
4.6.1 Removing the
Crankshaft 31
4.6.2 Installing the
Crankshaft 36
4.7 Leakage Testing the
Crankcase 42
4.7.1 Preparations 43
4.7.2 Pressure Test 44
4.7.3 Vacuum Test 45
4.8 Replacing the Oil Seals 46
5. Ignition System 48
5.1 Repairing Component
Parts 48
5.1.1 Spark Plug 48
5.1.2 Spark Plug Terminal 50
5.1.3 Ignition Lead 51
5.1.4 Wiring Harness 51
5.1.5 Stop Switch 53
5.1.6 Ignition Module 54
5.1.6.1 Ignition Timing 54
5.1.6.2 Removing and Installing 54
5.1.7 Flywheel 55
6. Rewind Starter 57
6.1 Routine Maintenance 57
6.2 Rope Rotor/Pawls 57
6.3 Replacing Starter Rope 58
6.4 Replacing Rewind
Spring 58
6.5 Tensioning Rewind
Spring 59
6.6 Replacing Starter Rope
Guide Bush 60
7. AV Handle System 61
7.1 Repair 61
8. Master Control 62
8.1 Removing and Installing 62
8.2 Throttle Trigger/
Interlock Lever 63
1. Specifications 3
1.1 Engine 3
1.2 Fuel System 3
1.3 Ignition System 4
1.4 Cutting Attachment 5
1.5 Weights 5
1.6 Tightening Torques 6
1.7 Special Accessories 7
1.7.1 For User 7
1.7.2 For Service Shop 7
2. Troubleshooting
Charts 8
2.1 Clutch, Chain Drive,
Chain Brake and
Chain Tensioner 8
2.2 Engine 9
2.3 Ignition System 9
2.4 Rewind Starter 11
2.5 Chain Lubrication 12
2.6 Fuel System 13
3. Clutch, Chain Drive,
Chain Brake and
Chain Tensioner 15
3.1 Clutch Drum/Chain
Sprocket 15
3.2 Clutch 16
3.3 Chain Brake 18
3.3.1 Disassembly 18
3.3.2 Assembly 20
3.4 Chain Tensioner 22
4. Engine 23
4.1 Removing and Refitting
Exhaust Muffler
(also with Catalytic
Converter) 23
4.2 Catalytic Converter 23
4.2.1 Construction and
Function 23
4.3 Exposing the Cylinder 24
4.4 Cylinder and Piston 25
4.4.1 Removal 25
4.4.2 Installation 26
4.5 Piston Rings 30

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1. SPECIFICATIONS
1.1 Engine
STIHL single-cylinder two-stroke engine
Displacement:
Bore:
Stroke:
Power output:
Max. torque:
Cylinder bore:
Max. permissible engine
speed with chain and
Rollomatic bar:
Clutch engages at:
Mean idle speed:
Crankshaft:
Crankshaft bearings:
Crankpin diameter:
Bigend bearing:
Piston pin dia.:
Small-end bearing:
Conrod length:
Rewind starter:
Starter rope:
Clutch:
Crankcase leakage test
at gauge pressure:
under vacuum:
70.7 cm
3
(4.3 cu.in)
50 mm (1.97 in)
36 mm (1.42 in)
3.8 kW (5.2 bhp)
at 9,500 rpm
4.4 Nm (3.2 Ib.ft)
at 6,500 rpm
Impregnated for high
wear resistance
14,000 rpm
approx. 3,400 rpm
2,700 rpm
Two-part, drop forged
2 deep groove ball bearings
14.4 mm (0.57 in)
Needle cage
10 mm (0.39 in)
Needle cage
62 mm (2.44 in)
Pawl engagement (2 pawls)
with automatic starter rope
rewind mechanism
3.5 mm (0.14 in) dia.
x 960 mm (37.8 in)
Centrifugal clutch without
linings, 76 mm (3.0 in) dia.
0.5 bar (7.25 psi)
0.5 bar (7.25 psi)
All position diaphragm
carburetor with integral
fuel pump
ack off approx. 1 turn
Back off approx. 1 turn
(Basic setting with screws
initially tight against their
seats)
0.8 bar (11.5 psi)
Carburetor:
Basic setting
High speed adjusting screw H:
Low speed adjusting screw L:
Carburetor leakage test
at gauge pressure:
1.2 Fuel System

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Fuel tank capacity:
Octane number:
Fuel mixture:
Mix ratio:
Air filter:
Type:
Air gap:
Ignition timing:
Advance angle:
Ignition module:
Spark plug (suppressed):
Electrode gap:
Spark plug thread:
Length of thread:
Heat range:
0.8 I (27 fl.oz)
min. 90 RON
Regular brand-name gasoline
and brandname two-stroke
engine oil
50:1 with STIHL 50:1
two-stroke engine oil;
40:1 with STIHL 40:1
two-stroke engine oil;
25:1 with other branded
two-stroke, air-cooled
engine oils
Prefilter and bisectional
box filter
Special accessory:
Heavy-duty (HD) air filter
Transistorized (breakerless)
magneto ignition with trigger unit
integrated in ignition module
0.15-0.3 mm (0.006-0.012 in)
2.0-3.0 mm (0.08-0.12 in)
B.T.D.C. at 8,000 rpm
24.5-29.5° B.T.D.C.
at 8,000 rpm
Coil winding resistances
Primary: Secondary:
0.7...1.0 Ω 7.7...10.3 kΩ
Bosch WSR 6 F
or NGK BPMR 7 A
0.5 mm (0.020 in)
M14 x 1.25
9.5 mm (0.37 in)
200
1.3 Ignition System

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1.4 Cutting Attachment Guide bars:
Bar tail:
Bar lengths:
Oilomatic chain:
Chain sprockets:
Chain speed:
Chain lubrication:
Oil delivery rate:
Oil tank capacity:
STIHL Rollomatic guide bars
with sprocket nose
STIHL Duromatic guide bars
with stellite-stipped nose
Both types with corrosion-
resistant finish and induction
hardened rails
3003
Rollomatic: 37, 40, 45 and 50 cm
(14, 16, 18 and 20 in)
Rollomatic S: 40, 45, 50, 63
and 75 cm
(16, 18, 20, 25 and 30 in)
Duromatic: 40, 45, 50, 63
and 75 cm
(16, 18, 20, 25 and 30 in)
3/8" (9.32 mm) Rapid-Micro
and Rapid-Super
3/8" (9.32 mm) Topic-Micro
and Topic-Super
7-tooth, 3/8" rim sprocket
7-tooth, 3/8" spur sprocket
Options:
8-tooth, 3/8" rim and spur
sprockets
20.7 m/s (68 ft/sec) at 9,500 rpm
(with 7-tooth, 3/8" sprocket)
Fully automatic speed-controlled
reciprocating oil pump; no oil
feed at idle speed. Additional
manual oil flow control (with
Economic mark)
Adjustable 8 - 18 cm³/min
(0.3 - 0.6 fl.oz/min) at 10,000 rpm
0.33 I (0.7 US pt)
1.5 Weights 044 C
6.2 kg
(13.6 Ib)
7.6 kg
(16.7 lb)
044 W
6.1 kg
(13.4 Ib)
7.5 kg
(16.5 Ib)
044
5.9 kg
(13.0 lb)
7.3 kg
(16.1 lb)
Dry powerhead without bar
and chain:
Dry powerhead with 37 cm
(15 in) bar and chain:

STIHL 044 6
Remarks
1)
1)
1)
2)3)
4)
4)
2)
1)
1)
1)
(Ibf.ft)
(8.5)
(8.5)
(8.1)
(6.3)
(8.1)
(6.6)
(24.3)
(2.6)
(3.0)
(37.0)
(18.5)
(4.0)
(4.0)
(5.9)
(5.9)
(0.7)
(3.7)
(4.4)
(4.4)
(1.5)
(2.2)
(2.6)
(2.2)
(2.2)
(3.0)
(3.0)
(2.2)
(17.0)
Torque
Nm
11.5
11.5
11.0
8.5
11.0
9.0
33.0
3.5
4.0
50.0
25.0
5.5
5.5
8.0
8.0
1.0
5.0
6.0
6.0
2.0
3.0
3.5
3.0
3.0
4.0
4.0
3.0
23.0
For component
Crankcase
Cylinder
Muffler lower casing
to cylinder
Muffler upper casing
(top)
Muffler (bottom)
Ignition module
Crankshaft (ign. end)
(flywheel)
Carburetor
Shroud
Carrier (clutch)
Spark plug
Buffer, top
Buffer, bottom
Front handle, top
Front handle, bottom
Handle molding (rear
handle)
Buffer plate
Chain catcher to spiked
bumper
Spiked bumper to
crankcase (top)
Generator (heating)
Cover of chain
tensioner
Oil pump
Cover of chain brake
Brake band
Fan housing
Hand guard (left) to fan
housing
Inner side plate
Bar mounting
Thread size
IS-M5x20
IS-M5x20
IS-M5x16
IS-M5x6
IS-M5x16
IS-M5x20
M8x1
M5
IS-M4x16
M12x1 left
M14x1.25
IS-P6x26.5
IS-P6x19
IS-P6x19
IS-P6x19
B3.9x19
IS-M4x16
IS-M5x16
IS-M5x12
M3.5x12
M4x8
IS-M4x12
IS-M4x12
IS-M4x 12
IS-M4x16
IS-M4x16
M4x8
M8x21.5
Fastener
Spline screw
Spline screw
Spline screw
Spline screw
Spline screw
Spline screw
Nut
Nut
Spline screw
Spline screw
Spline screw
Spline screw
Spline screw
Self-tap screw
Spline screw
Spline screw
Spline screw
Pan head screw
Pan head screw
Spline screw
Spline screw
Spline screw
Spline screw
Spline screw
Pan head screw
Collar stud
Remarks:
1) Screw must be secured with adhesive 0786 111 1109 (Loctite 270)
2) Screw must be secured with adhesive 0786 111 1101 (Loctite 242)
3) A washer must be fitted under the screw head
4) Screw must be secured with adhesive 0786 111 1117 (Loctite 648)
Note: Screws secured with adhesive are easier to release if the adhesive is heated first with a hot air blower (hair
dryer). Exercise caution on polymer components.
1.6 Tightening Torques

STIHL 044 7
1128 900 5000
1128 007 1000
1128 007 1001
1128 640 2000
1110 353 1600
0000 792 9150
1128 007 1050
1128 007 1065
STIHL repair kit 044
3/8", 7-tooth rim sprocket kit*
3/8", 8-tooth rim sprocket kit*
3/8", 7-tooth spur sprocket*
3/8", 8-tooth spur sprocket
Valve (for fuel tank vent)
Chain scabbard extension
Gasket set 044
Carburetor parts kit
1.7 Special Accessories
1.7.1 For user
1.7.2 For service
* Part may be standard equipment

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Remedy
Readjust at idle speed
adjustment screw
(counterclockwise)
Fit new springs)
Replace all clutch springs
Fit new needle cage
Fit new retainer
Fit new clutch
Tension chain as specified
Tension chain as specified
Check chain lubrication and
rectify problem
Fit new sprocket
Fit new brake spring
Fit new brake band
2. TROUBLESHOOTING
CHARTS
2.1 Clutch,
Chain Drive,
Chain Brake and
Chain Tensioner
Cause
Engine idle speed too high
Spring hooks) broken
Springs stretched or
fatigued
Needle cage damaged
Clutch shoe retainer broken
Clutch shoes and carrier worn
Chain not properly tensioned
Chain not properly tensioned
Poor chain lubrication
Worn chain sprocket
Brake spring broken
Brake band stretched or broken
Condition
Saw chain turns at idle speed
Loud noises
Chain sprocket wears rapidly
Chain wears rapidly
Chain does not stop
immediately when chain
brake is activated

STIHL 044 9
2.2 Engine
Always check and, if necessary, repair the following parts before looking for faults on the engine:
- Air filter
- Fuel system
- Carburetor
- Ignition system
Condition
Engine does not start easily,
stalls at idle speed, but operates
normally at full throttle
Engine does not deliver full
power or runs erratically
Engine overheating
Cause
Oil seals in crankcase leaking
Manifold leaking
Cylinder base gasket leaking
Crankcase damaged (cracks)
Secondary air seepage through
poorly mounted or faulty
manifold
Piston rings leaking or broken
Muffler carbonized
Insufficient cylinder cooling.
Air inlets in fan housing
blocked or cooling fins on
cylinder very dirty
Intake air preheating being
used at too high an outside
temperature
Remedy
Replace oil seals
Seal or replace manifold
Replace gasket
Replace crankcase
Mount manifold correctly or
replace
Fit new piston rings
Clean muffler (inlet and
exhaust), replace spark
arrestor screen (if fitted)
Thoroughly clean all cooling
air openings
Remove intake air preheating
components; close rotary
shutter

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2.3 Ignition System
Warning: Exercise extreme caution while carrying out maintenance and repair work on the ignition system. The high voltages
which occur can cause serious or fatal accidents!
Ignition system in order.
Look for fault in fuel system and
carburetor.
yes
Replace ignition module. Does engine
now run after positive spark test?
Fit new flywheel.
Is spark test positive?
Use ohmmeter to check ignition lead
for break. If break is detected, replace
ignition lead. Does spark test now
produce sparkover?
Does flywheel appear to be
in good condition?
Fit new spark plug. Is air gap correct?
Correct the air gap (0.15 - 0.3 mm).
Is spark test positive?
Insert screwdriver in place of spark plug in spark plug
terminal and hold about 4 mm (1/8") away from
ground. Sparkover?
Replace faulty ignition lead of short circuit wire.
Repair contact spring or switch shaft.
Faulty insulation on ignition
lead or short circuit wire?
Is connector sleeve touching
short circuit contact?
Clean spark plug and reset electrode
gap. Does spark test produce powerful
spark?
Press terminal firmly onto spark
plug and fit spring if necessary.
Spark plug terminal firmly seated on spark plug?
Remove spark plug.
Is it in good condition?
no
no
no
no
no
yes
no
no
yes
yes
no
no
no
no
yes
yes
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