Craftsman 358.34260 Operator's Manual page 17

CUSTOMER RESPONSIBILITIES
• Fits depth gauge wgh aitat fileuntilgislevelwgh thatop
Ofthedepthgauge tool.
Deplh Gauge Tool /_/_.,,. Fifo
Figure37
• Maintain mundedtrent comerofdepthgange with a fiat
•file.Theverytopofthedepth gaugeshou ki beflatwith
thefront hagraundedoffwitha flatfile.
Hook .025"
_ngle\ _ Rounded
\'t_ Orner
RightWay
TooMuch Squared
HookAngle OffCornel
Wrong Way I
Figure38
CHECK GUIDE BAR (Fig. 39 - 40)
A wornguide barwilldamage thechainandmakecutting
difficult. Check thecondition o fthoguidebareachtimethe
chainis sharpened. Conditions i nclude:
• Chainsawcufsthoneskleoretaeangio.
• Chainsawhasth ha reinedthrough thecut.
• Inadequate supply ofall to theher andchain.
Ifreplacement isnecessary, use ooJy thereplacement re-
duced k ickback guide b arspecified foryour s aw. Replace
theguide herwhen:
• the inskie grooveoftha guide bar raiki i s worn.
• theguide baris heator cracked,
• excess heegng orburningoftheraikiis noted.
Correct WornGrooves Rle Edges
Groove Square
Figure39
• Movestepswitch tothe"STOP" posidon.
• Cteanagsawdust a ndanyothar debds frnmthe guide
bargroove andguide bar offlubrication h oio.
• Lubricate g uide barnosesprooket aftereachuse.
• Burring ofbarragsIsa normal p rocess ofguide har rail
wear.Removetheseburrsby filing guidebarrailside
edgessquare witha flatfile.
Remove Sawdust
FromGuideBarGroove
Figure40
BAR AND CHAIN OIL
• TheGuldeBesandCuttth_Chathrequirecontinu-
ouslubrication to remainIn operatingcondition.
-- Lackofoil wglquicklyrule the Sar and Chain.
--Tee little oll will cause overheatingshownby
smokecoming from thechainand/or disooiormioo
of theguide barrails.
• GenuineSEARS CraftsmenBar and Chath Oilis
recommended to protectyour unit againstexces-
sive wearfromheatand friction. SEARSCraftsman
oilresists h igh temperature t hinning. I fSEARSCrafts-
manBarandChainOit is not available, u sea good
grade SAE3OoiLNever usewasteoilthr har andshale
lubrication.
. In freezing weatheroil wiltthicken making ftneces-
saP/tothinbarandchainoil withe smallamount o f#1
Diesel F uelorkerosene. B arandchainoilmust b efree
fkiwthgfor theoil system to pumpenough oil for ade-
quate lubrication.
USE THE FOLLOWING:
30_or above-- 100%lubricant -- undiluted.
30_--0 F -- 95%lubricant to5% #1 Diesel F uelorker-
osene,
Below O_F-- 90%lubricant to 10% #1 Diesel F uelor
kerosene.
HOW TO RLL THE OIL TANK
Stopthemotor anddisconnect powersource.
Loooencapeiowiy andwagfor pressure th thetankto
be raioesed beforeremoving thecap,
• Filltheoiftank,
• Replooe t he oilcapsecurely.
• Checktheoil levelindicatorfrequenUy duringuse.
Locate t heindicator inthesawframejust bethw andbe-
hindthefronthandio. Figure14. Ifoflisnotvisibioin
theskitwhensawisupright ona levelsurface,thetank
requires filling.
• Let thesaw standunplugged for lg rnthutes before
storing. ItIsnormalfor a srnait amount o foiltoappear
under thesawwhenthe sawisnotieuse. Theexcess
oilshould be wiped fromthesaw beforestedng,
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