Setting The Saw Chain - Echo shindaiwa 402s Operator's Manual

MAINTENANCE

Setting the Saw Chain

Drive Link
Tie Strap
Right Hand Cutter
Important points for proper maintenance of saw chain:
• Keep the cutters sharp at all times.
• Keep the left and the right cutters properly aligned.
• Note that blunt or irregular cutters will result in poor cutting performance,
increased vibration of chains and premature breakage of the saw chain.
• Drive link serves to remove
sawdust from the groove of the
guide bar. Keep the lower edge of
the drive link sharp where
indicated.
Setting the Saw Chain
• For setting saw chain, round file
(5/32 in. diameter) and flat file are
used.
• Push file as shown.
• To keep correct position and
correct angle, use a file holder.
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Preset Tie Strap
Left Hand Cutter
Guard
Link
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402S
Top Plate
Side Plate
Depth
Gauge
Sharpen lower edge
30°
Keep this angle
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