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CLEANING AND

MAINTENANCE

Continued

items Needed to Sharpen Chain

Prochase these items fl'om your local dealer, hard-

ware store, or chain saw supplies outlet.

• 5132"round file

• Depth gauge tool

• File guide

• Vise

• Medium sized flat file

Sharpening Cutters

Use file guide for 30° filing.

1. Adjust chain for proper tension (see Saw Chain

TmzsionAdjustment).

2. Clamp guide bar in vise to hold saw steady.

Note: Do not clamp chain.

3. Press 5132" round file (attached to file guide)

into groove between top plate and depth gauge

on chain. File guide should rest on both top plate

and depth gauge (see Figure 20). Note: File at

midpoint of guide bar.

,_Filing Direction

30 ° Guide Mark

File Guide

........ 5/32" Round File

Note: This illustration shows file guide placement and filing direction

for sharpening cutters on left side of chain.

Figure 20 - File and File Guide Placement On

Chain

Depth Gauge (left

side of chain) ,

Groove '\ '\

\\\ _

'\\

Top Plate (left side.

of chain)

Depth Gauge (right

side of chain) \

Groove

Top Plate (right side of

chain)

Right Side of Chain

Figure 21 - Chain Part Locations

4. Hold file guide level. Make sure 30° mark on

file guide is parallel to center of guide bar (see

Figure 20). This will insure that you file cutters

at 30° angle.

5. File from inside towards outside of cutter until

sharp. Only filein this one direction (see Figure

20). Note: Two orthree strokes with fileshould

sharpen cutter.

6. Alter 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 cutters

are sharpened. Alter every second or third sharpen-

ing, reset cutter depth gauges.

1. Place depth gauge tool (.025") firmly across top

oftwo cutters. Make sure depth gauge enters slot

in depth gauge tool (see Figure 22).

2. Use medium flat file. File depth gauge level with

depth gauge tool.

3. Remove depth gauge tool. With flat file, round

off l}ont corner ofcutter depth gauge (see Figure

23).

Alter several hand filings, have authorized service

center or sharpening service machine sharpen chain.

This will insure even filing.

REPLACING SAW CHAIN

Replace chain when cutters aretoo worn to shaq)en or

when chain breaks.Onlyusereplacement chainnotedin

this manual. Always includenew drive sprocket when

replacing chain. This will maintain proper driving of

chain. Note: For proper chain and drive sprocket,

see Rud_lc(.ment Pmls mM Accessories.

! _ Flat D_P_e__File

Depth Gauge Tool

Figure 22 - Depth Gauge Tool On Chain

Front Corner \ L .025"

03 mm

Figure 23 - Round Off Front Corner Of Depth

Gauge

1 2 ... 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

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