Taking Care Of The Guide Bar; Motor Cooling - Stihl MSA 160 C Instruction Manual

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Taking Care of the Guide Bar

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Flip the bar – after each sharpening
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and each time the chain is changed
– to avoid uneven wear, especially
at the sprocket nose and on the
bottom
Periodically clean the oil inlet
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hole (1), oil outlet channel (2) and
bar groove (3)
Measure groove depth – using the
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measuring tool on the file gauge
(special accessory) – in the area
with the greatest wear
Chain type Chain pitch Minimum
groove depth
Picco 1/4" P 4.0 mm
If the groove is not at least this deep:
Replace guide bar
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Otherwise the drive links will grind
against the base of the groove – the
bottoms of the cutters and the tie straps
will not lie against the bar.
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Motor Cooling

Periodically clean the ventilation
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slots with a dry brush or the like
MSA 160 C