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F. I"ROUBI.E SHOOTING CHART
Read and follow all safety instructions in the Special Safety Section before servicing your saw.
TROUBLE
Oil inadequate for bar,,
.......... and cfla_rt_lu_brication
CAUSE
Chain does not move
when trigger switch is
engaged.
Chain Clatters or cuts
roughly
Chain stops within the
cut
Chain cuts at an angle
.....1. Ofllank empty ...........
2. Oil pump clogged.
3. Guide bar oil hole blocked.
1. Chain tension too tight.
2. Guide bar rails pinched.
3. Clutch slipping (2.0 HP models
only)
4. Triggerswitchfailure.
1. Chain tension incorrect.
2. Cutters dull, improperly sharp*
ened; depth gauges too high.
3. Sprocket..worn.
4. Chain weardue to contactwithdirt,
sand,or metalobjectin wDod.
5. Cutters damaged after striking
foreign material.
REMEDY
........ 1. Rlloiltank. *..........................
2. ContactSearsServiceCenter.
3. Remove bar and clean,
1. See Chain Tension.
2. Repair or replace.
3. ContactSears Service Center.
4. Contact Sears Service Center,
1. see Chain Tension.
2. SeeChain Sharpening.
3. Replace.
4. Resharpen or replaceChain.
5. Sharpen all cutters evenly and
uniformly or replacechain.
See Chain Sharpening.
1. Chain cutter tops not filed flat.. 1.
2. Guide bar burred or bent; rails 2.
uneven.
1. Cutters damaged on one side.
2. Chain dull on one side.
3. Guide bar bent, or worn.
See Chain Sharpening.
Repairor replaceguide bar.
1. Resharpenun_ all cuttershave
equal anglesand lengths.
2. Resharpen untilall cuttershave
equal anglesand lengths.
3. Replace guide bar,
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