Chain Replacement; Chain Adjustment - Craftsman 358.350180 Operator's Manual

• Replace with Champion CJTY spark
plug and tighten with a 3/4 inch socket
wrench (10-12 ft-lbs). Spark plug gap
should be .025 in.
• Reinstall the spark plug boot.
• Reinstall the cylinder cover and 3
screws (15-20 in-lb_). "....
Plug Boot
Spark
Plug
Cylinder
Cover
CHAIN REPLACEMENT
CAUTION: Wear protective gloves
when handling chain. The chain is
sharp and can cut you even when it is
not moving.
It is normal for a new chain to stretch dur-
ing the first 15 minutes of operation. You
should recheck your chain tension fre-
quently and adjust the chain tension as
required. See Chain Tension section.
• Move On/Stop switch to the Stop
position.
• Replace the old chain when it be-
comes worn or damaged.
• Use only the Low-Kickback replace-
ment chain specified in the repair
parts list. The correct replacement bar
and chain is also specified on a decal
located on the chain saw.
• See your Sears Service Center to re-
place and sharpen individual cutters
on your chain.
• Remove bar clamp nuts.
• Remove bar clamp.
• Remove the old chain.
• Slide the guide bar rearward until it
stops against the sprocket.
• Carefully remove new chain from
package. Hold chain with the ddve
links as shown.
Cutters Dep_ Gauge
Drive Links
• Place chain over and behind clutch.
• Fit the bottom of the ddve links be-
tween the teeth in the sprocket nose.
• Fit chain ddve links into bar groove.
• Pull guide bar forward until the chain
is snug in the guide bar groove.
• Install the bar clamp.
• Install bar clamp nuts; finger tighten
only. Do not tighten any further at this
point.
Bar
Nuts
• Turn adjustingscrew on barto move
the tensioning rack as far as it will go
toward the front of the bar.
Bar ClampNuts
CHAIN ADJUSTMENT
See "Chain Tension"in Maintenance
section.
Tensioning Rack
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