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== Stihl Changes long standing design for the 661* chainsaw so that it is considerably harder to repair. instead of using traditional inserts in the body of the saw which are readily available and easy to use, the design was changed to require a very deep insert that has no known advantage besides to make it difficult/impossible to repair by the end user. ==
Stihl Changes long standing design for the 661* chainsaw so that it is considerably harder to repair. Instead of using traditional inserts in the body of the saw which are readily available and easy to use, the design was changed to require a very deep insert that has no known advantage besides to make it difficult/impossible to repair by the end user.


== Consumer impact summary ==
==Consumer impact summary==
This change affects right to repair, user freedom. By changing this design component the saw is required to be serviced by the manufacturer using proprietary tooling/parts compared to previously easily accessible generic repair inserts.
This change affects right to repair, user freedom. By changing this design component the saw is required to be serviced by the manufacturer using proprietary tooling/parts compared to previously easily accessible generic repair inserts.