vtfireman85
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I had wanted a 440 magnum since I was in college, we used them on the woodsman team, and in other areas and I was really in love with them. I put an ad on CL and a guy contacted me with one that he wanted more than I wanted to spend, but we eventually agreed on a price, I got it home, bought a new plug, filter, fuel line and fuel filter, I didn't get an impulse line but I am going to, new bar and a couple chains. I put everything in it, and while doing stripped it down to get at all areas to blow out and inspect, reassembled, the clutch felt a little stiff, but not being a stihl guy I figured it might be normal, dropped a couple trees and it just didn't feel right, so I went back took it apart, checked the needle bearing, called my dealer, he said grease it. I did, put it together and it spun free put the sprocket, washer and Clip back on, checked to make sure the clip was seated, it appeared to be, made 3 more cuts and it threw a chain. I took it apart to find the washer and Eclip missing. I scoured for a while, even got a magnet out, but no luck. not sure if the clip cracked from multiple removals or if possibly it wasn't seated, but I did check and was quite sure. maybe its haunted, maybe not. either way, what little I used it I am not as blown away as I remember being. wishing maybe I should have put that towards a 500i and waited. it doesn't have the nut of my 385, which I did not expect it to, and pound for pound I am way more impressed with my 562XP...oh well. I am into it now, and unlikely to get my money back out.
what are the thoughts on the caged needle bearing? replace? what grease should I use? I used Sil-Glyde because I had it in the truck.![Nzu+my8MSEGQZMGf0yh1wA.jpg Nzu+my8MSEGQZMGf0yh1wA.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/arboristsite/data/attachments/551/551660-a53b4e2e653256ebd02e632f0aca8dd4.jpg)
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what are the thoughts on the caged needle bearing? replace? what grease should I use? I used Sil-Glyde because I had it in the truck.
![Nzu+my8MSEGQZMGf0yh1wA.jpg Nzu+my8MSEGQZMGf0yh1wA.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/arboristsite/data/attachments/551/551660-a53b4e2e653256ebd02e632f0aca8dd4.jpg)
![aJbZGmN2RnSl0AdFMTfkKA.jpg aJbZGmN2RnSl0AdFMTfkKA.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/arboristsite/data/attachments/551/551661-4ca68cc69cc439c8075828aab9fcb703.jpg)
![kR97Bz31QQ2EIEPLl4ECUg.jpg kR97Bz31QQ2EIEPLl4ECUg.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/arboristsite/data/attachments/551/551662-9d7c9c4a75b9f837fb6d46dbd75fe675.jpg)