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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 “Rep lacing the spa rk
plug”). A lways wear protecti ve 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 obtain ed with a depth-l imiter dep th 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° . Different angles result 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.
Alwa ys g uide the file horizontally (90° to the gu ide bar).
The fi le holder ma kes file guidanc e easier. It is marked for the co rrect 30° sharpeni ng
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 “Rep lacing the spa rk
plug”). A lways wear protecti ve 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 “ PUTTING INT O OPERA TION”) 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 T ION”.
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 suc tion head for replacem ent, pull it o ut through th e tank 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 in order t o prevent 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 cleaner ca se cover (see “Cleani ng 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 sp rocket cov e r (see “PUT TING INTO OPERA T ION”).
Remove deposits of carbon fr om the exhaust outle ts (11) of the muffler.
Cleaning th e cylinder sp ace (Fig. 62)
Remove the sp rocket cov e r (see “PUT TING INTO OPERA T ION”).
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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