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It's about 4 years old and only used now and then. The lever for the on/off/choke is sticking and hard to move. Getting ready to lube it or fix it before I break it. It just started moving hard all of a sudden.

Can I just squirt some lube in by it or should I take the plastic housing apart first? My thought is to try silicon spray lube.

Anybody been here before?
 
No lube.

The lever can slip out of place causing it to bind.

Remove the air filter/carburetor cover and have a look. The problem should be obvious.

Dean
 
If it like my older Stihl, it is a very cheap & crappy design on the choke lever. Get in there and take a look at it, it probably has slipped out of the plastic "yoke" on the main body of the saw. Once that gets worn and spread you are screwed. You will see what I'm talking about once you see it. Good Luck
 
Thanks for the replies, I'll save my oil and take it apart.

With a Clodbuster-sharpened chain, using this saw is like running a hot knife through butter!
 
You folks had it spot on.

The shaft on the left side had popped out of the holder. The lever was moving very hard so I put it in the "choke" setting and put a dash of powdered graphite on the plastic ramp and then cycled the lever though the whole range a few times. A little more graphite and it is working much easier.

Thanks for the help. You all may want to try the graphite too, didn't even make a mess with just a small amount of it.
 
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