Poulan 1992-05 User Manual - Page 16

GENERAL

MAINTENANCE

A

good

maintenance

program

of

regular

inspection

and

care

will

increase

the

service

life

and

help

to

main-

tain

the

safety

and

performance

of

your

saw.

•

Make

all

adjustments

or

repairs

(except

car-

buretor

adjustments)

with:

—

spark

plug

wire

disconnected.

—

engine

cool

as

opposed

to

a

saw

that

has

just

been

run.

A.

GUIDE

BAR.

AND

CHAIN

Increase

the

service

life

of

your

Guide

Bar

and

Chain

by:

—

Using

the

saw

properly

and

as

recommended

in

this

manual.

—

Maintaining

coned.

chain

tension,

page

8.

—

Proper

lubrication,

page

10.

—

Regular

maintenance

as

described

in

this

section.

1.

CHAIN

MAINTENANCE

•

Sharpen

the

chain

when:

--

wood

chips

are

small

and

powdery.

Wood

chips

made

by

the

saw

chain

should

be

about

the

size

of

the

teeth

of

the

chain.

--

saw

has

to

be

forced

through

the

cut.

--

saw

cuts

to

one

side.

CAUTION:

Always

wear

gloves

when

handling

the

chain.

The

chain

can

be

sharp

eno

to

cut

you

even

though

it

is

too

dull

to

cut

woo

a.

SHARPENING

INSTRUCTIONS

Items

require&

Gloves

Flat

File

5/32"

Diameter

File

Depth

Gauge

6"

File

Holder

1.)

Stop

the

engine

and

disconnect

the

spark

plug.

2.)

Adjust

the

chain

for

proper

tension.

Page

8.

3.)

Work

at

the

midpoint

of

the

bar,

moving

the

chain

forward

by

hand

as

each

cutter

is

fi

led.

4.)

Sharpen

Cutters.

a.)

Position

the

fi

le

holder

level

at

a

10°

angle

on

the

top

plate

of

the

cutter

and

depth

gauge.

Figure

25.

b.)

Align

the

25°

file

holder

marks

with

the

bar

and

parallel

to

the

center

of

the

chain.

Figures

26

&

28

.

NOTE:

If

your

fi

le

holder

has

a

30°

mark,

disre-

gard

this

mark

and

fi

le

at

a

25°

angle.

c.)

File

from

inside

toward

outside

of

cutter,

straight

across

on

forward

stroke

in

one

direction

only.

Use

2

or

3

strokes

per

cut-

ting

edge.

Figure

27

.

d.)

Keep

all

cutters

the

same

length.

Fig-

ure

27

.

e.)

File

enough

to

remove

any

damage

to

the

cutting

edges

(side

plate

and

top

plate)

of

the

cutter.

Figure

27

.

£)

File

chain

to

meet

specifications

shown

in

Figure

28

.

A

WARNING

Maintain

the

proper

hook

angle

according

to

the

manufacturer's

specification

for

the

chain

you

are

using.

Too

much

hook

angle

will

increase

the

chance

of

kickback

which

can

result

in

serious

injury.

Figures

28

&

30

.

•

Check

saw

for

loose

bolts,

screws,

nuts,

and

fittings

regularly.

Loose

fasteners

can

cause

an

unsafe

condition

as

well

as

damage

to

your

saw.

A

WARNING

Have

all

chain

saw

service

performed

by

a

quali-

fied

service

dealer

other

than

the

items

listed

in

the

maintenance

section

of

this

manual.

10°

File

Holder

File

Cutter

O

O

Depth

Gauge

90°

Figure

25

File

Holder

Marks

4utter

Cutter

Figure

26

Cutters

Same

Length

H

0

Remove

Damage

Side

Plate

Top

Plate

Figure

27

25°I

,O

O

O

Figure

28

Depth

Gauge

Tool

/II

File

Depth

Gauge

0

0

Figure

29

5.)

Correct

Depth

Gauges

a.)

Place

depth

gauge

tool

over

each

cutter

depth

gauge.

Figure

29

.

b.) File

depth

gauge

with

a

flat

file

until

it

is

level

with

the

top

of

the

depth

gauge

tool.

c.)

Maintain

rounded

front

corner

of

depth

gauge

with

a.

flat

file.

Figures

29

&

30

.

NOTE:

The

very

top

of

the

depth

gauge

should

be

flat

with

the

front

half

rounded

off

with

a

fl

at

file.

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