CLEANING AND

MAINTENANCE

Continued

Items Needed to Sharpen Chain

Purchase these items from your local dealer, hard- ware store, or chain saw supplies outlet.

¥5/32" round Þle

¥Depth gauge tool

¥File guide

¥Vise

¥Medium sized ßat Þle

Sharpening Cutters

Use Þle guide for 30¡ Þling.

1.Adjust chain for proper tension (see Saw Chain Tension Adjustment, pages 8 and 9).

2.Clamp guide bar in vise to hold saw steady. Note: Do not clamp chain.

3.Press 5/32" round Þle (attached to Þle guide) into groove between top plate and depth gauge on chain. File guide should rest on both top plate and depth gauge (see Figure 22). Note: File at midpoint of guide bar.

Filing Direction

30¡ Guide Mark

File Guide

5/32" Round

File

Note: This illustration shows Þle guide placement and Þling direction for sharpening cutters on left side of chain.

Figure 22 - File and File Guide Placement On Chain

Depth Gauge (right

Depth Gauge (left side of chain) side of chain)

Groove

Groove

Top Plate (left

side of chain)

Top Plate (right side of chain)

4.Hold Þle guide level. Make sure 30¡ mark on Þle guide is parallel to center of guide bar (see Figure 22). This will insure that you Þle cutters at 30¡ angle.

5.File from inside towards outside of cutter until sharp. Only Þle in this one direction (see Figure 22). Note: Two or three strokes with Þle should sharpen cutter.

6.After each cutter is sharpened, move chain for- ward to sharpen next cutter. File all cutters on one side of chain.

7.Move to other side of chain and repeat process.

Filing Cutter Depth Gauges

The cutter depth gauge clearance is reduced as cut- ters are sharpened. After every second or third sharp- ening, reset cutter depth gauges.

1.Place depth gauge tool (.025") Þrmly across top of two cutters. Make sure depth gauge enters slot in depth gauge tool (see Figure 24).

2.Use medium ßat Þle. File depth gauge level with depth gauge tool.

3.Remove depth gauge tool. With ßat Þle, round off front corner of cutter depth gauge (see Fig- ure 25).

After several hand Þlings, have authorized service center or sharpening service machine sharpen chain. This will insure even Þling.

REPLACING SAW CHAIN

Replace chain when cutters are too worn to sharpen or when chain breaks. Only use replacement chain noted in this manual.Always include new drive sprocket when replacing chain. This will maintain proper driving of chain. Note: For proper chain and drive sprocket, see Replacement Parts and Accessories, page 17.

Flat File

Depth

Gauge

Depth Gauge Tool

Depth Gauge Slot

Figure 24 - Depth Gauge Tool On Chain

Front Corner

.025"

.635 mm

Right Side of Chain

Figure 25 - Round Off Front Corner Of Depth

 

Figure 23 - Chain Part Locations

Gauge

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