Guide Bar Maintenance; Chain Sharpening; Starter Rope - Sears Craftsman 358.352320 Owner's Manual

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Figure 11
Figure 12
Correct Rollover Worn
Raiis & Rails
Groove
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Uneven
Rails
Figure 13
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Align ]'he File Holder
Figure 15
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File In One Direction Only
Figure 14
File Guide
Press Hard
Figure 16
Always Check Depth Gauges
Starter Rope
If your rope breaks near the pulley, it can be repaired by this
method. Otherwise, replace the rope,.
1 Remove the pulley screw and pulley very carefully. The
recoil spring ties beneath the_pulley Twist the pulley
gently as you pull up to release the spring° The spring
must stay in the housing, flat against the bottom,
2. Burn the rope end and run it through a rag before it cools.
An enlarged end will keep the rope from fitting onto the
pulley.. Don't touch the burned end,. It is hot!
3 Feed the rope through the housing, into the pulley, and up
through the pulley hole as in Figure 10..A sharp objen_tor
stiff wire will help you get the rope through the hOler.
4.. Tie a knot in the end of the rope Pull it very tight against
the pulley
5, Replace the pulley in the housing, Be sure the pulley isall
the way down and the spring is engaged Replace and
tighten the putley screw.
6 Rewind all the rope onto the pulley "by turning
counterclockwise lf_
7. Putl about 5 inches out as shown in Figure 11 and set the
rope in the pulley slot
8 Make three complete turns of the pulley clock-
wise _=_ . Pul! the starter handle to the full extent of
the rope and let the rope rewind slowly.
GUIDE BAR MAINTENANCE
V Check the condition of the guide bar often, A worn
bar will damage the chain and make cutting harder
1 Figure 12 shows a cross-section of the guide bar Keep the
edges square as in 1 with a flat file
2 Roltover is shown in 2 . This wili cause you to press extra
hard when cutting,,
3 Worn rails are shown in 3 This occurs most often at the
guide bar nose
4. Uneven rails are shown in 4 This will cause the saw to
cut on an angle
5 Keep the rails flat and square as shown in 1 ,.
CHAIN SHARPENING (Refer to page 10 for tools)
O Keep Your Chain Sharp
Dirt will duel a chain instantly Keep the chain out of the
dirt,
if the chain cuts to one side, it is dull
Extra rough cutting is a sign of a dul_ chain,,
Powder-like wood chips mean a dull chain
Cutting is much easier and safer with a sharp chain_
O To Sharpen 358.352320 (Craftsman 2°3 A Only)
1 Set the chain tension right You must still be able to move
the chain around the bar,
2 Clamp the guide bar in a vise, Don't clamp the chain!
Clamp in the center of the bar
3 Use 5/32" file only
4, Sharpen all the cutters away from you first, Then turn the
saw around and sharpen the cutters on the other side_
5. AIign the file holder marks with the bar as shown in Figure
13. Using 30 ° mark on file holder.