Replacing The Skirt; Replacing The Cutting Blade - Stihl FCB-KM Instruction Manual

Replacing the Skirt

Removing the skirt
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3
2
4
Loosen and remove the screw (1).
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Remove the washer (2).
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Pull the skirt (3) off the lug (4) and
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out of the deflector.
Position of skirt
5
3
Position the skirt (3) correctly in
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relation to the depth wheel (5): The
wheel is on the left – the skirt must
project to the right.
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Fitting the skirt
3
4
Push the skirt (3) into the slot in the
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deflector until it can be engaged on
the lug (4).
Fit the washer on the screw.
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Insert the screw and tighten it down
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firmly.

Replacing the Cutting Blade

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A
B
C
Do not attempt to straighten or weld a
bent or cracked blade – it may break – it
must be replaced – see "Mounting the
Cutting Blade".
STIHL recommends you use only
original STIHL cutting blades – see
"Special Accessories".
Do not resharpen the blade.
Replace the blade (1) if its
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length (A) is no longer sufficient to
maintain the necessary ground
clearance (B) and obtain the
required depth of cut (C).
Checking out-of-balance
To avoid out-of-balance:
Have your dealer check the blade
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for out-of-balance on a STIHL
balancer (special accessory) –
STIHL recommends an authorized
STIHL servicing dealer. If blade is
out-of-balance, fit a new one – see
"Replacing the Edger Blade".
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