Check Guide Bar; Clean Air Filter; Maintenance - Craftsman 358.350202 Instruction Manual

CHECK C HAIN SHARPNESS
Asharp chain makes w ood chips. A
dull c hain makes a sawdust powder
andcuts slowly. S ee CHAIN S HARP-
ENING intheSERVICE AND ADJUST-
MENTS section.
CHECK G UIDE B AR
Conditions which require g uide bar
maintenance:
• Saw cuts toone sideoratanangle.
• Saw has tobeforced t hrough t he
cut.
• Inadequate supply o foiltothebar
and chain.
Check t hecondition oftheguide bar
before e ach useand each time the
chain issharpened. Aworn guide bar
will d amage thechain andmake cut-
tingdifficult.
After e ach use, e nsure O N/STOP
switch is intheSTOP p osition, then
clean allsawdust from theguide bar
andsprocket hole.
Tomaintain guide bar:
• Move ON/STOP switch t oSTOP.
• Loosen a nd remove c hain brake
nuts andchain brake. R emove bar
and chain from saw.
• Clean t heoilholes andbargroove
after e ach 5 hours o foperation.
Re_ovd_ SBaWdustFrom
_ Oil H oles o _oO
• Burring o fguide barrails isa normal
process ofrailwear. Remove these
burrs withaflatfile.
• When rail t opisuneven, useaflat
filetorestore s quare e dges a nd
sides.
'_'-- F ile Rail Edge_r] N
and Sides I U
Square I I
Worn G roove Correct Groove
Replace theguide barwhen the
groove i sworn, theguide barisbent o r
cracked, orwhen excess h eating o r
burring o ftherails occurs. If replace-
ment isnecessary, useonly theguide
barspecified foryour s awintherepair
parts list,also specified onthereplace-
ment barand chain decal l ocated o n
thechain saw.
CHECK F UEL MIXTURE LEVEL
• See FUELING ENGINE under theOP-
ERATION section.
LUBRICATION
• See GUIDE BAR AND CHAIN O IL un-
dertheOPERATION section.
INSPECT AND CLEAN UNIT &
LABELS
• Aftereach use, i nspect complete unit
forloose ordamaged parts.Clean
theunit a ndlabels u sing a damp
cloth witha mild detergent.
• Wipe offunit w ith a clean drycloth.
CHECK C HAIN BRAKE
• See CHAIN B RAKE istheOPERATION
section.
CLEAN AIRFILTER
Adirty airfilterdecreases thelifeand
performance oftheengine a ndin-
creases fuelconsumption andharmful
emissions. Always c lean yourairfilter
after 1 5tanks offuelor5 hours o fop-
eration, whichever comes f irst.Clean
more frequently industy conditions. It
isadvisable toreplace y our a irfilter
witha new one after e very 50hours o f
operation, orannually, whichever
comes first.Toclean filter:
1. Loosen 3 screws oncylinder cover.
2. Remove cylinder cover.
3. Remove airfilter.
4. Clean theairfilter using hot s oapy
water. Rinse w ithclean cool w ater.
Airdrycompletely before reinstal-
ling.
5. Reinstall airfilter.
6. Reinstall airfiltercover and3
screws. Tighten s ecurely.
Cylinder
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