Clean Unit & Labels; Clean Air Filter; Cleaning The Spark Arrestor Screen - Craftsman 358.350360 Operator's Manual

Check the condition ofguide b ar e ach
time chain i ssharpened. Aworn guide
bar w ill d amage thechain a nd make
cutting difficult. To maintain guide b ar:
• Move O N/STOP switch toSTOP
• Remove bar a nd chain f rom saw.
• Clean a ll s awdust and any other
debris from the guide b argroove and
sprocket hole after e ach use.
Be;'°Vd S4wd&StoFr°m
• Add lubricant to sprocket hole after
each use.
• Burring of guide bar raits is a normal
process of rail wear. Remove these
burrs with a fiat file.
• When rail top is uneven, use a flat
file to restore square edges and
sides,
'_ File Edges and [U]
sides Square
Worn Groove Correct Groow
Replace guide bar when the groove is
worn, the guide bar is bent or cracked,
or when excess heating or burring of
the rails occurs. If replacement is nec-
essary, use only the guide
bar speci-
fied for your saw in the repair parts list
or on the decal located on the chain
saw.
CLEAN UNIT & LABELS
• Clean the unit using a damp cloth
with a mild detergent.
• Wipe off unit with a clean dry cloth.
CLEAN AIR FILTER
A dirty air filter decreases the life and
performance of the engine and in-
creases fuel consumption and harmful
emissions. Always clean your air fiIter
after 15 tanks of fuel or 5 hours of op-
eration, whichever comes first. Clean
more frequently in dusty conditions. A
used air filter can never be completely
cleaned. It is advisable to replace your
air filter with a new one after every 50
hours of operation, or annually, which-
ever comes first. To clean filter:
• Loosen 3 screws on cylinder cover.
• Remove cylinder cover.
• Remove air filter.
• Clean the air filter using hot soapy
water. Rinse with clean coot water.
Air dry completely before reinstalling.
• Lightly oil air filter before installing to
improve the efficiency of air filter.
Use 2-cycle engine oil or motor oil
(SAE 30). Squeeze excess oil from
filter.
• Reinstall air filter.
• Reinstall c 'linder cover and 3 screws
(15-20 in-lbs
INSPECT MUFFLER AND SPARK AR-
RESTOR SCREEN
As the unit is used, carbon deposits
build up on the muffler and spark
arrestor screen, and must be removed
to avoid creating a fire hazard or af-
fecting engine performance.
Replace the spark arrestor screen if
breaks occur,
Body
Muffler Diffuser
Screen
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Muffler Cover
CLEANING THE SPARK
ARRESTOR SCREEN
Cleaning is required every 25 hours of
operation or annually, whichever
comes first.
• Loosen and remove the 2 muffler
cover screws.
• Remove the muffler cover (cover
snaps off muffler body).
• Remove muffler diffuser and spark
arrestor screen assembly. Notice the
orientation of these parts for reas-
sembling.
• Clean the spark arrestor screen with
a wire brush. Repiace screen if
breaks are found.
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