Maintaining And Sharpening - Stihl 038 Instruction Manual

Maintaining and
Sharpening Saw Chain
2
=
4
F o OS
A
EDEDED
9 g
Correctly sharpened chain
The illustration shows
1 drive links
A properly sharpened chain slices
2
left-hand cutter
through wood effortlessly and requires
3 right-hand cutter
very little feed pressure.
4
tie straps.
Do not work with a dull or damaged
chain as it will increase the physical
effort required, produce unsatisfactory
results and a higher rate of wear.
Clean and check your chain
for cracks in the links and damaged
rivets -
replace any damaged or worn parts of
the chain and match the new parts to the
shape and size of the original parts.
Replacing individual parts of chain
Use the following tools:
STIHL NG 4 chain breaker*
STIHL NG 5 rivet spinner*
STIHL NG 6 chain breaker and rivet
spinner*
Instructions for use are supplied with the
tools.
*Special accessory
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