new ms 441

oneadam12 · Oct 5, 2006

I just happened to see the new 441 yesterday, unfortunately it was in the shop! Apparently the new owner wasn't very careful and dropped it, broke the casing right below the oil filler cap. Other than that it was a very nice looking saw.

Has anyone purchased the retaining washer for the drive sprocket for a stihl lately? I had to buy one for the 440 and it was a LOT thinner and cheaper looking than the original.

Lakeside53 · Oct 6, 2006

There are two retaining washers for the 440 - one is pressed and the other machined.

The machined version is more robust, but a PITA if you get wood or other fibers behind it - you can't get the clip off without cutting or smashing it.

The pressed version performs real well... just looks cheaper.. but actually costs slightly more.

They are both the same thickness where they meet the crank.

SawTroll · Oct 6, 2006

How can a machined part be cheaper than its stamped counterpart? :bang:

Lakeside53 · Oct 6, 2006

Price of parts has little to do with logic!!!

Maybe one is stamped in Switzerland, and the other machined in Bangladesh?

manual · Oct 7, 2006

Lakeside53 said:
There are two retaining washers for the 440 - one is pressed and the other machined.

The machined version is more robust, but a PITA if you get wood or other fibers behind it - you can't get the clip off without cutting or smashing it.

The pressed version performs real well... just looks cheaper.. but actually costs slightly more.

They are both the same thickness where they meet the crank.

Oh great I just put a machined one on my 361, well guess I'll have to make sure I keep I clean.

Lakeside53 · Oct 7, 2006

Generally not a problem. We have a big problem with the local timer yards that cut glue-lam beams with the wrapper on - the fibers from the wrapper get behind the washer, melt into the bearing and jamb the cir-clip against the machined washers. I have to cut the circlip to get it off...