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MAINTENANCE (Fig. 47)
Shar pening the saw chain
CA UT ION: Before doi ng any work on the guide ba r or chain, always switch of f
the eng ine and pull the plug ca p off th e spark p lug (see “Replacin g the spar k
plug” ). Always wear p rotective gloves !
The cha in ne eds sharp ening when:
The sawdus t produced w hen sawing da mp wood looks like wood fl our .
The chai n penetra tes the wood on ly under gr eat pressur e. The cutting e dge is visibly
damage d.
The saw is pu lled to th e left or r ight when sawin g. This is caused by uneven shar pen-
ing o f the ch ain.
Impor tant: S harpen frequent ly , b ut without re moving too much metal!
Generally , 2 or 3 strokes of the file will be enoug h.
Have the chain reshar pened a t a ser vice cen tre when you have already shar pene d it
yourself sev eral times.
Proper sharpe ning: ( Fig. 48)
CA UTIO N: Use onl y chai ns and gui de bars d esigned f or this s aw .
All cutt ers must be of the same length (dimension a) . Cutter s with different leng ths
result in rough r unning of the chai n and ca n cause cracks in th e chain.
Minimum cutter le ngth is 3 mm. Do not reshar pen th e chain wh en th e minimum cutter
length has been reached; at this poi nt, the cha in must be re placed.
The dep th of the c ut is det ermi ned by the d ifference in he ight bet ween the dep th lim-
iter ( round nos e) and the cutting ed ge.
The bes t results are obtai ned with a depth -limiter d epth of 0 .65 mm (.0 25”).
CA UT ION: Exc essive d epth inc reases the risk of kickback!
All cutt ers must be shar pen ed to the sam e angle, 30°. Di ff e rent angles r esult in a
roughl y , i rregular ly r unning chai n, increa se wear a nd tear a nd cause ch ain beak age.
The 85° fro nt rake of the cutter results fro m the cut depth of the round file. If the
proper file is used in the r ight manner, the correct front rake will be obtained automat-
ically . (Fig. 49)
Files and how to w ork with them (Fig. 50)
Use a s pecial ro und file f or chains (dia. 4 mm) for s harp ening the chain. No rmal
round fi les are n ot approp riate for thi s work .
The file sho uld cut only when pu shed forwards (arrow). Lift the file when leading it
backwards.
First shar pen the shor test cutte r . The len gth of this cutter i s then the standa rd for all
other cu tters of the chain.
Always guide the fi le hor izontally (90° to the guide bar ).
The fi le holder ma kes file guidanc e easier. It is marked for the co rrect 30° sh arp ening
angle (keep the marks parallel with the chain when filing, see illu stration) and limits
the cut d epth to the correct 4 /5 of the fi le diamet er . (F ig. 51)
After h aving shar pened the chai n, the he ight of the depth l imiter must be checked by
means of a chain gauge.
Corre ct ev en the smallest excess he ight with a special flat file (12) .
Round off the fr ont of the depth lim iter (13) . (Fig. 52 )
Clea nin g the sprocket int erior, checkin g and rep lacin g th e chai n cat cher
(Fig. 53)
CA UT ION: Before doi ng any work on the guide ba r or chain, always switch of f
the eng ine and pull the plug ca p off th e spark p lug (see “Replacin g the spar k
plug” ). Always wear p rotective gloves !
CA UTION: Do not start the saw until it has be en completely assem bled and
inspec ted!
Remove the sprocket cover (4) (see sect ion on “PUTTI NG INTO OPERA T IO N”) and
clean t he inter ior with a brush .
Remove the cha in (3) and guide bar (2).
NO TE:
Make sure that no residue or conta minant s remain in the oil gui de groove (1) and the
chain t ightene r (6).
For replacin g the guid e bar , chain, and sprocket, see “PUT TING INTO OPERA TION”.
Chain ca tcher
Visuall y inspect the chain ca tcher (5) f o r damage and repla ce if nece ssar y .
Cleaning the guide bar , lubricating the sproc ket nos e (Fig. 54)
CA UTIO N: Pr otectiv e glov es mu st be wo rn.
Regula rly insp ect the bear ing surfaces of the guide ba r f o r damage, and clean them
with a s uitable tool .
Spr ocket nose ty pe:
If the saw is used i ntensively it w ill be necessar y to lu bricate the retu rn sp rocket bear-
ings re gularl y (once a week). T o do this, first tho roughly cl ean the 2 mm hole at the tip
of the gu ide bar, and the n press in a small am ount of mult i-pur pose gre ase.
Multi-p urpose grease and grease gun s are available as accesso ries.
Multi-p urp ose grease 9 44 360 0 00
Grease g uns 944 350 000
Repl acin g the saw chai n (F ig. 55)
CAUTION: Use only chains a nd guide ba rs designed for this saw .
Check the sprocket (10) before mo unting a new chain.
CAUT ION: Worn out sprockets may damage th e new chain and must the refore be
repl aced.
Replacing the su ction head (Fig . 56)
The felt filter (12) of the s uction he ad can becom e clogged. I t is recom mended to
repla ce the suction h ead once e very three mo nths in order to ensure unimpeded fuel
flow to th e carburetor.
T o remove the suction head for replacement, pull it out throu gh the tan k filler neck
using a piece of w ire ben t at one en d to form a hook.
Cleaning th e air filter (Fig . 57)
Unscrew screw (14) and remove the cleaner ca se cover (13).
IMPO RT ANT : Cover the inta ke opening with a cle an cloth i n order t o prev e nt dir t par-
ticles fr om falling into the carbureto r . Remove the a ir filter ( 15).
CAUTION: T o prevent in jury to the eyes, do NOT blow out dirt parti cles! Do not
use fu el to clean the air filter .
Clean the air fi lter with a soft br ush.
If the filter is very dir ty , clean it in lukew ar m water with dishwashing deter gent.
Let the air fil ter dry c omplete ly.
If the f ilter i s very di r ty , clean it frequ ently (several time s a day), becau se only a clean
air f ilter provid es ful l engin e pow er .
CAUT ION:
Repl ace dam aged air f ilters imm ediately .
Pieces of clo th or lar ge dirt partic les can destro y the en gine!
Replacing the spar k plug (Fig. 58)
CAUT ION:
Do n ot touch th e spar k plug o r plug cap if t he engi ne is ru nning ( high voltage).
Switc h off the e ngine bef ore st ar ting any ma intenance work. A hot engine can
cause burns. Wear protecti ve gloves!
The sp ark plug must be re placed in case of damage to the in sulator, electrode er o-
sion (bur n) or if t he elect rodes are ver y dir ty or oily .
Remove the cle aner case cove r (see “Clean ing the air filter ”).
Pull t he plug cap (1 ) off the spa rk plug. Us e only the co mbinatio n wrench supp lied
with th e saw to remove the spa rk plug.
CAUT ION: Use only the follo wing spar k plugs: NGK CMR6A.
Electrode gap (Fig. 59)
The ele ctrode gap must be 0.6 – 0.7 mm.
Cleaning the inlet por t of the cooling air (Fig. 60)
Unscrew four screws (2). Remove recoil star ter (3).
Clean the inlet por t (4) an d the cylinder f ins.
Cleaning th e muffler (Fi g. 61)
CAUTION: If the engi ne is hot there is a risk of burning. Wear protective gloves.
Remove the sprocket cover (see “P UTTING INTO OPERA TION”).
Remove deposits of carbon fr om the exhaust outle ts (11) of the muffler.
Cleaning th e cylinder sp ace (Fig. 62)
Remove the sprocket cover (see “P UTTING INTO OPERA TION”).
If necessa ry remove muffler by loose ning and r emoving the two sc rews (14).
Stuff a rag into the cylinder por t (15).
Use a suitable tool (wooden sc raper) to clean out the cylind er space (16), esp ecially
the c ooling fin s.
Remove the rag fr om the cylind er por t and refit the mu ffler accord ing to the d iagram.
Replac e the gasket (1 3) if ne cessar y . Carefully rem ov e any pieces of the old ga sket
from th e muffler.
Ensure c orrect m ounting po sition.
The cowlin g should follow the contour o f the cylin der to ens ure corre ct heat transfer.
Tighten screws (14) to 1 0 Nm while the e ngine is cold.
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