Stihl BG 86 C-E Questions

aquitania6y

Is this Stihl model BG86 CE, a blower and vac or just blower? Im also looking at the SH56 CE which I believe is both. Thanks for any info

Martin6y

Hi my BG 86 has started periodically Rattling But still starts, took all covers off but think it’s internal. Any ideas?

John R.6y

Have others here had the muffler screws shear off? How is this fixed? Extracting broken screws looks difficult. Muffler just blew off on year old machine.

damo t. 6y

Take it back to the stihl dealer you bought it from if it is still under warranty and they should fix them. I work at a stihl dealer and have never seen that issue on a bg86c before. But I have seen it on a br600 and bg85 which is the older one. You should never fix at home if it is still under warranty.

John R. 6y

I had a go at fixing it myself as the Stihl shop said they couldn't . How do others do it? This method worked for me. external link

Dave D7y

The casting under the flywheel is held on to the blower unit by 3 flat head bolts. My BG 86 C was making a rattling noise and it seemed like something was loose, though it still ran. After a minute or two the rattling got louder and then seized. I could not pull the recoil so I took it to the local Stihl dealer and for $50 they would diagnose it. They said the engine was probably seized though I was skeptical because it still ran while it rattled. Instead of leaving the blower with them I decided to see if I could trouble shoot it myself. I took off the fly wheel and found several pieces of casting laying underneath the flywheel and when I looked at the back side of the flywheel several fins had been cracked off. Was it a bad casting? No. Upon further inspection I saw one of the 3 bolts holding the below casting had either vibrated loose or had not been torqued correctly and had risen up and was chipping the fins as the flywheel spun. And the seizing was not the engine but most likely these loose pieces of the flywheel jamming. Is this a fairly common problem with this BG 86 C blower? I am replacing the cracked flywheel and will use high temp LocTite on the three screw and expect to have it up and running like new. Please respond if anyone else has had this experience. The blower is 2 or 3 years old. Thanks,

belladonna 6y

i have had my bg86c for about 4 yrs. the first time it seized up (second season of ownership) i was told the screw came loose, scored the fly wheel and broke off fins, i had a new wheel put on costing $100.+. second time which was last week it seized up again... and yes, loose screw. this time no damage to the wheel, just a$50 bill a nd a sales pitch to buy a new one because the dealer said it is a problem with the blower and it will happen again. so, i guess im going to have to learn how to open this baby up and periodically tighten the screws. im sad though, i thought a stihl product was a quality product. a $300. purchase was significant to me. but alas just another cheap piece of crap that will end up in a landfill.

belladonna 6y

One week later, follow up after second repair. The pull cord seized up again. I was told it would be another $60 part and he couldnt guarantee a permanent fix. Im done!