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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 the safety and performance of yOur
saw,
• Checkthesawforloosebolts, scmws, nutsandfit.
tings regularly. Loose fasteners can cause an unsafe
conditionas v_e!lasdamage toyoursaw.Toolsrequired
are described on page 7.
• Make all adjustments or repairs (except car*
buretor adjustments) with:
spark plug wire disconnected
engine cool as opposed to a unit that has
just been run.
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_J.
_ProperJubrication, page 10.
=Regular maintenance as described in this sec-
tion.
_1_WARNING
Haveail chain saw serviceperformed by your Sears
Service Center with the exception ofthe itemsllsted
inthe maintenance sectionofthlsmanual
1. CHAIN MAINTENANCE
• Sharpen the chain when:
_wood chips are small and powdery. Wood
chips made by the ,saw chain should be
about the size of the _;eethof the chain.
--saw has to be forced through the cut.
--saw cuts _o one side.
|CA(JTIONiJ Always wear gloves when handling
the chain. The chain is sharp enough to cut you
even though it is too dull to cut wood.
a. SHARPENING INSTRUCTIONS
Items required:
Gloves Medium Flat File
11/64adia. File Depth Gauge Tool
6_Fife Holder V_se
i,) StoP,,_ngine and di¢_'onnect spark plug,
2.) Adjus_ _he chain for p_'ol_r tett_ion;page
8.
3.) Work at the midpoint of the bar, moving the
chain forward by hand as each cutter is
filed.
4.) Sharpen cutters.
a. ) Pos_on tileholder (with 11/64_roundBe) oncut-
ter top plate and depth gauge. Figure 28.
b. ) Hold,the file holder leve_ with the 30° guide
mark paraltel to the center of the chain.
F_jure29.
_c.) _File from inside toward outside of cutter,
straight ac_'oss, on forward stroke only. Use
2 or 3 strokes per cutting edge. _gure 29,
d. ) Keep all cutters the same length.F_jure 30.
...... Figure 32
Figure 33
_, WARNING
._,) F_!leenough toremove any damage to cutting
_ge (sicle&{Spp]&-_)-6fc_tt_r.-F_j_Jfe-30:.............. Maintain -the-LPr°per-hoQ k-a og_--a-c-c-° -rdi-i---ng--t°-the.
f o) File chain to.m_et specificationsshown it_ manufacturer s specification for the chain you a_re
using. Improper hookangle willincreasethechance of
Figure31. kickback which c_n result in serious injury._gure 31
&33,
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