Troubleshooting Chart - Craftsman 358.34021 Operator's Manual

F. TROUBLE SHOOTING CHART
Read and follow all safety rules and precautions{pages 3, 4 and 5)before servicing your saw.
TROUBLE
Oil inadequate for bar
and chain lubrication
Chain does,not move
when trigger switch is
engaged.
Chain clatters or cuts
roughly
Chain stops within the
cut
Chain cutsat an angle
CAUSE
1, Oil tank empty,
2. Oil pump clogged.
3. Guide bar 0il hole blocked.
1. Chain tension too tight.
2. Guide bar rails pinched.
3. Clutchslipping(2.0 HP models
only)
4. Trigger Switch failure.
I. Chain tension incorrect.
2. Cutters dull, improperly sharp-
ened; depth gauges too high.
3. Sprocket worn.
4. Chain wear due to contactW:ith
dirt, sand, or frozen wood.
5. Cutters damaged'after striking
foreign material,
1. Chain cutter tops not filed flat.
2. Guide bar burred or bent; rails
uneven.
1. Gutters damaged on one side.
2. Chain dull on one side,
3. G_,_de bar.bent, or worn°
REMEDY
1. Fill oil tank, page 8.
2. Contact Sears Service Center.
3. Remove bar and clean, page 6 & t9.
1. See Chain Tension, page 7.
2. Repairorreplace, page6& 19.
3. Contact Sears Service Center.
4. Contact Sears Service Center.
1. See Chain Tensiop, page7.
2. See Chain Sharpening Instruc-
tions, page 18.(page 11*12for
.. Power:Sharp® ).
3..Replace, page 19.
A.Resharpen or replace Chain,
page 18 (page 11-12 for Power
S harp _ .)
5. Sharpen aft.cutters evenly and
uniformly or replace chain. See
chain sharpening instructions,
page 18. (page 11:12 forPower
Sharp _ .)
1. See Chain. Sharpening instruc-
tions, page18. (page11-12for
Power Sharp ®.)
2. Repair or replace guide bar, page
6&19.
1. Resharpenuntil all cutters have
equal angles and lengths, page
t 8. (page 11-12 for Power Sharp -_)
2. Resharpen until all cutters have
equal angles and lengths, page
18. (-page 11-12 for Power Sharp'_).
3. Replace guide bar, page6& t9.
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