Lube for chain sprocket needle bearing

[Cope1024]

I'm looking for lube recommendations for the needle bearing on a Stihl chain sprocket.

 

[HarleyT]

Whatever is in your grease gun.

 

[aokpops]

Never grease one .Never had any trouble

 

[LoveStihlQuality]

I have an oil pump can with half motor oil and half AT Fluid. Use it wherever, little dabs.

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[Ryan'smilling]

The bar oil that gets carried to it by the chain.

 

[old guy]

What they all said.

 

[HarleyT]

Bar oil?
Carried in by the chain?

 

[Ryan'smilling]

Bar oil?
Carried in by the chain?

Works for me. I've never once greased a bar tip. There's a section on the Madsen's page that addresses it. Good reading.

 

[LoveStihlQuality]

I'm looking for lube recommendations for the needle bearing on a Stihl chain sprocket.

Do you mean bar sprocket nose or the bearing behind clutch?

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[s sidewall]

I use hi temp grease on the clutch drum bearing, and for the bar sprocket, it gets bar oil from the oil tank.

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[s sidewall]

I've lube one, one time, never again, collects and holds all kinds of crud.

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[HarleyT]

He said needle bearing on a chain sprocket.

 

[jmatteau]

I use the grease that I use for my bar tip sprockets (yes I grease the bar tip, had an Echo bind up on me once, greased them ever since.)

 

[Deleted member 149229]

This is dang near as good as ..."What oil mix ratio do you use?" lol

 

[Ryan'smilling]

He said needle bearing on a chain sprocket.

Shoot, you're right. Whoops!

 

[s sidewall]

Giving him a choice on what he wants/needs to lube and what to use.

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[ChoppyChoppy]

I us the Stihl lube, I think it's just white lithium grease.
Only reason is I found several tubes while cleaning the shop a few years ago, so may as well use it.
I've used a dab out of the tub of wheel bearing grease or whatever was in the nearest grease gun too.

My first 460 kept burning up bearings. They would last a month or two and melt down. I tried all sorts of grease, at $15 a bearing it was getting a bit annoying.
Replaced the clutch and drum too.

Never did figure it out, smashed the saw with a Komatsu 220LC3 delimber track one night.

 

[Cope1024]

I us the Stihl lube, I think it's just white lithium grease.
Only reason is I found several tubes while cleaning the shop a few years ago, so may as well use it.
I've used a dab out of the tub of wheel bearing grease or whatever was in the nearest grease gun too.

Thanks for the replies. I thought white lithium was a good choice, but wassn't sure. I have this and several other choices.

 

[Finnrpm]

Works for me. I've never once greased a bar tip. There's a section on the Madsen's page that addresses it. Good reading.

Indeed they do....... just scroll down on the clutch page........ http://www.madsens1.com/saw_clutch.htm

RV

 

[Ryan'smilling]

Indeed they do....... just scroll down on the clutch page........ http://www.madsens1.com/saw_clutch.htm

RV

Those guys are the best!