Owner`s manual

5.) Correct Depth Gauges.
a.) Place depth gauge tool over each
cutter depth gauge. Figure 42.
b.) File level with the flat file if depth
gauge is higher than the depth
gauge tool.
c.) Maintain rounded front corner of
depth gauge with a flat file. Figure
43.
NOTE: The very top of the depth
gauge should be flat with the front
half rounded off with a flat file.
Figure 42
GAUGE
b. CHAIN REPLACEMENT
_i!-) .Bep!ace the chain when cutters or links
break.
2,) See your sears Service Center to
_: .!_eP:lace and sharpen individual cutters
to "-match your chain,
3,) Always replace the won1 sprocket
when installing a new chain to avoid
excessive wear to the chain. •
, MAINTAIN ROUNDED
• CORNERS OF DEPTH
.
Figure 43
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2. GUIDE BAR MAINTENANCE
• Conditions which can require guide bar
maintenance:
--saw cuts to one side ,
--saw has to be forced through a cut
"inadequate supply of oil to bar and
chain.
• Check-the condition of-the.guide bareach
time the chain is sharpened. A worn guide
bar will damage the chain and make cut-
ting more difficult.
• . Replacslthe guide bar when:." , .
--tliei_ide groove of the guide bar rails is
worn.
:---the guide bar is bent.
a. Remove the guide bar to service.
b. Clean oil holes at least once for each
five hours of operation.
c, Remove sawdust from the guide bar
groove periodically with a putty knife or
a wire. Figure 44_
d. Remove burrs byfiling the side edges
of the guide bar grooves square with a
flat file. Figure 45:
ge .......e. Restore square ed s to an uneven rail
top by filing with a flat file, Figure 45.
A /J
FROM THE LJ
GUIDEBAR GROOVE
y.
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Figure 44
CORRECT
GUIDE BAR
GROOVE
WORN GROOVES FILE EDGES
SQUARE
Figure 45