Stihl MS 341 Instruction Manual page 90

English
With varying cutter lengths, the cutter
heights also vary and cause rough
running of the saw chain and chain
breakage.
N All cutters must be filed down equal
to the length of the shortest cutter –
ideally, one should have this done in
the workshop using an electric
sharpener
Depth gauge setting
The depth gauge determines the depth
to which the cutter penetrates the wood
and thus the chip thickness.
a Required distance between depth
gauge and cutting edge
When cutting softwood outside of the
frost season, the distance can be
increased by up to 0.2 mm (0.008").
Chain pitch Depth gauge
Distance (a)
Inches (mm) mm
1/4 (6.35) 0,65
3/8 P (9.32) 0,65
0.325 (8.25) 0,65
3/8 (9.32) 0,65
0.404 (10.26) 0,80
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Lowering the depth gauges
The depth gauge setting is lowered
when the cutter is sharpened.
N Check the depth gauge setting after
each sharpening
1
a
N Lay the appropriate file gauge for
the chain pitch (1) on the saw chain
and press it against the cutter to be
checked – if the depth gauge
protrudes past the file gauge, the
depth gauge must be reworked
N
Rework the depth gauge so that it is
flush with the file gauge
(Inches)
(0.026)
(0.026)
(0.026)
(0.026)
(0.031)
N Afterwards, dress the leading edge
of the depth gauge parallel to the
service mark (see arrow) – when
doing this, be careful not to further
lower the highest point of the depth
gauge
Depth gauges that are too low
increase the kickback tendency of
the chain saw.
N Lay the file gauge on the saw chain
– the highest point of the depth
gauge must be flush with the file
gauge
RSC3, RMC3, PMC3, PMMC3
The upper part of the humped drive link
(with service mark) is lowered at the
same time as the depth gauge of the
cutter.
The rest of the humped drive link
must not be filed; otherwise, this
could increase the tendency of the
chain saw to kick back.
MS 341, MS 361, MS 361 C