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MAINTENANCE
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A good maintenance program of regular inspec-
tion and care will increase the service life and
help to maintain lhe safety and performance of
your saw,
• Make all adjustments or repairs (except car. "
buretor adjustments) with:
--spark plug wire disconnected
-- engine coolas opposedto a saw that has just
been run,
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A. GUIDE BAR AND CHAIN
Increase the service life of your Guide Bar and
Chain by:
.-; Using the saw properly and as recommended in
this manual.
Maintaining correct Chain Tension, page 8.
-- PrOper lubrication, page 10.
--Regular maintenance as described in this
section.
1, CHAIN MAINTENANCE
• Sharpen the chain when:
wood chips are small and powdery. Wood
=chipsmade bythe sawchain shouldbe about
the size of the teeth of the chain.
--saw has to be forced through the cut.
-_saw cuts tO one side.
{CAUTION: IAIways wear gloves when handling the
chain. The chain can be sharp enough to cut you even
though it;is 'too dull to cut wood.
a. SHARPENING INSTRUCTIONS
Items required:
Gloves Rat File
5/32" Dia.file Depth Gauge Tool
6" Fileholder
1,) Stop engine.
2.) Adjust the chain for proper tension; page 8.
3.) Work at the midpoint of the bar, movingthe
chain forward byhandas each cutter isfiled.
4.) Sharpen cuttem.
a.) Positionthefileholderlevelon thetop plate
ofthe cutterand depthgauge as shownin
Figure30.
b.) Alignthe30° fileholder marks paraJIeiwith +
thebar and totho centerofthechain.
Figure31.
c.) File from inside toward outside of cutter,
straight across on forward stroke in one +
d_re_ c.'_f. Use 2 _,r3 strokes pe_ cut-
ting edge. Figure 31.
d.) Keep all cutters the same length. Figure
32.
e.) Fiie enough to remove any, damage tO
cutting edges (side plate and top plate) of
critter. Figure 32.
f.) File P100S and PI01S chain to meet
specifications shown in Figure 33.
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' • Check the saw for loose bolts, screws, nuts
and tittings regulady, Loose fasteners can
cause an unsafe condition as well as damage
to your saw.
_I_WARNING
Haveailchaln sawservlce performedbyaquallfied ser-
vicedealer exceptthe items listedinthe maintenance
section of this manual.
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Maintain the proper hook angle according to the
manufacturer's speclfleatton for the chain you am
using.Improper hook anglewill lncreasethe chance of
kickback which can result In serious Injury. Rgure
33&35.
5.) Correct Depth Gauges.
a.) Place depth gauge tool over each cutter
depth gauge. Figure 34.
b.) File level with the flat file if depth gauge
is higher than the depth gauge tool.
c.) Maintain rounded front comer of depth
gauge with a flat file. Figures 34 & 35+
NOTE: The verytop of the depth gauge shouldbefiat with
thefronthalf rounded off with a fiat file.
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| Depth gauge tool is required to insure proper depth
gauge. Filing the depth gauge too deep will increase
i the chance of kickback which can result in serious
!l,jury.
b. CHAIN REPLACEMENT
1.) Use only the Low-KickChain specified for
your saw in "Specifications;' for replace-
ment ch_.-
2.) Replace the chain when cutters or links
break,
3.) See a qualified service dealer to replace
and sharpen iridividuai_utte_ for ttl_tteli-
ing your chain.
4.) Always have a worn sprocket replaced by
aqualified service dealer when installing
anew chain to avoid excessive weartothe
chain.
FILEHOLDER
I_LE
+
[GAUGE i
Figure 30
CUTTER
Figure31
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