Replacing The Cutting Blade; Checking And Replacing The Wear Guard - Stihl FCS-KM Instruction Manual

Fitting the skirt
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In order to push the skirt easily into
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the gap on the deflector, apply a thin
coating of resin-free oil to the top of
the skirt
Thread the skirt (3) into the
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segment (6) and push into the
gap (5) of the deflector – the bore in
the skirt must be fixed in the
arbor (4)
Place washer (2) onto screw (1).
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Insert and tighten the screw (1)
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FCS-KM

Replacing the Cutting Blade

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A
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B
C
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Do not attempt to straighten or weld a
bent or cracked blade – it may break – it
must be replaced – see "Mounting the
Cutting Blade".
STIHL recommends you use only the
following original STIHL cutting blades:
Length Thick-
ness
200 mm 2.4 mm
200 mm 3.8 mm
Do not resharpen the blade.
Replace the blade (1) if its
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length (A) is no longer sufficient to
maintain the necessary ground
clearance (B) and obtain the
required depth of cut (C).
Checking Out-of-Balance
To avoid out-of-balance:
Have your dealer check the blade
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for out-of-balance on a STIHL
balancer (special accessory) –
STIHL recommends an authorized
STIHL servicing dealer. If blade is
out-of-balance, fit a new one – see
"Mounting the Cutting Blade".
Checking and Replacing the
Wear Guard
Checking the Wear Guard
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Marking
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4133 / 02
The gearbox may be seriously damaged
if you do not replace the wear guard in
good time.
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2
Check the wear guard (1) for
damage before starting the power
tool.
The wear guard must be replaced
as soon as the gearbox (2) (arrow)
becomes visible.
NOTICE
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