chainsaw grease

[buck91]

Anybody find anything better than the typical Oregon grease for their chainsaw clutch bearing? I don't use my saws very often any more and I've found sometimes they have the grease harden up and clog the port. I usually use the oregon stuff for ease of use. If I r&r the bearing, though I like super-lube grease as it seems to have a better shelf life.

 

[Lubener]

I have always used high temp wheel bearing grease on my saws.

 

[oil pan 4]

I use the high temperature extreme pressure MoS grease.

 

[ripcord]

Wheel bearing grease. The Ford type if I have it on hand.

 

[JimmyChainsaw]

For plastic caged needles as used by Stihl a drop of engine oil is recommended.Steel caged bearings need a dab of multipurpose grease.Best not to use moly grease.

 

[ruSSrt]

I just learned something new today. Never in my life have I heard about greasing those.i guess I should go check on mine.

 

[buck91]

I just learned something new today. Never in my life have I heard about greasing those.i guess I should go check on mine.

Yup, I never realized it either until my old 246 bearing went bad.

 

[jeepman3071]

I use wheel bearing grease.

 

[BrianF]

Same as above, wheel bearing grease. My stupid 445 does not have the grease port on the crank snout so I pull the clutch from time to time. The manual asks for oil but the shape of the clutch drum makes it difficult. 7 years and counting.

 

[thastinger]

Stihl calls it "sprocket bearing grease" and it looks like a slightly thicker white lithium grease.
I just use the M1 red grease though.

 

[jeepman3071]

Same as above, wheel bearing grease. My stupid 445 does not have the grease port on the crank snout so I pull the clutch from time to time. The manual asks for oil but the shape of the clutch drum makes it difficult. 7 years and counting.

Probably a good idea, I've seen a lot of those grease ports clog up and not really work anyway.

 

[thastinger]

Same as above, wheel bearing grease. My stupid 445 does not have the grease port on the crank snout so I pull the clutch from time to time. The manual asks for oil but the shape of the clutch drum makes it difficult. 7 years and counting.

My 271 doesn't have a way to lube the needle bearing without taking off the clutch either...that I've ever found anyway.
I believe the bearing only spins at idle, once the clutch is fully engaged it should be at the same speed as the crankshaft.

 

[Freischneider]

Oregon sprocket grease is made in Germany by Hallbauer. It's a mineral high temp axle grease according to the SDS. I've been using it for a long time and I even have it in the gear case of an edger, a string trimmer, and articulating hedge trimmer.

 

[mk378]

I believe the bearing only spins at idle, once the clutch is fully engaged it should be at the same speed as the crankshaft.

Right. There's not a lot of stress on that bearing, as there's no relative motion while cutting.

 

[jhellwig]

As far as I know there is no chainsaw that has a passage to grease the clutch bearing. I think stihl at one time said that oil gets in there. The chainsaw grease guns are for the tip sprocket on bars that have the hole for it.

 

[buck91]

Well my Husqvarna 246 and my Echo CS490 both do. The Husqvarna 440e does not, though.