Here's a little update on the 440 rebuild. I bolted the two case halves together and taped all the holes and critical surfaces up. I then sandblasted the entire case. I disassembled the case halves again and thoroughly washed and used compressed air to dry. I then heated both case halves to 300F for 20 minutes (yes, in the wifes oven ) and installed the bearings from one of Ekka's saws, along with the crank which was still in the flywheel side bearing. The bearings dropped right in on both sides, even with the steel insert on the clutch side. I'm now waiting on my gasket kit from CheapStihlParts. Shipping was a little delayed due to the severe weather they had out west. Once I have a case gasket, I'll be able to bolt the cases together and paint the case. I'll be painting it with Stihl gray paint and baking in the oven to cure.