Oil Quantity Control; Taking Care Of The Guide Bar - Stihl MS 460 Instruction Manual

Oil Quantity Control

Varying cutting lengths, types of wood
and working techniques require varying
quantities of oil.
Standard oil pump
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The oil delivery rate can be adjusted as
needed using the adjusting screw (1)
(on the bottom of the machine).
Ematic setting (E), moderate oil delivery
rate –
Turn adjusting screw to "E" (Ematic
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setting)
Increase oil delivery rate –
Turn the adjusting screw clockwise
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Reduce oil delivery rate –
Turn the adjusting screw
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counterclockwise
The saw chain must always be coated
with chain oil.
MS 460
Oil pump with increased delivery rate
(available option)
The oil pump with increased delivery
rate can be identified by the groove (2)
in the adjusting screw.
With this oil pump, in setting range a, the
oil tank can run empty before the fuel
tank, thus causing the saw chain to run
dry.
in setting range a, fill the fuel tank
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only half full or refill the oil tank
when the fuel tank is approximately
half empty

Taking Care of the Guide Bar

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Turn the bar over – every time you
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sharpen the chain and every time
you replace the chain – this helps
avoid one-sided wear, especially at
the nose and underside of the bar.
Regularly clean the oil inlet hole (1),
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the oilway (2) and the bar
groove (3).
Measure the groove depth – with the
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scale on the filing gauge (special
accessory) – in the area used most
for cutting.
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