When I bought my Husqvarna machine several years ago, during the learning classes it came with, the dealer, who had been an award winning dealer for years said not to worry too much if you couldn't find the small parts when a needle breaks as the machines are designed to have the broken pieces fall down where they won't cause problems. I can't speak to the accuracy of this in all circumstances but I do know that in the past, I have broken needles that I lost small portions of and I have never had trouble with the machine...