Maintenance; Guide Bar And Chain; Chain Maintenance - Craftsman 358.353660 Owner's Manual

MAINTENANCE
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A good maintenance program: of regular inspec-
tion and care will increase the service life and
help to maintain the safety and performance of
your saw.
• Make all adjustments or repairs (except car-
buretor adjustments) with:
' " ,--spark plugwire disconnected
•_#ngine, cool as opposed to a unit that has
just been run.
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• Check the saw for loose bolts, screws, nuts
and fittings regularly. Loose fasteners can
cause an unsafe condition as well asdamage
to your saw.
WARNING!
All chain saw service other than the main-
tenance described in thismanual :should be:per-
formed by your SEARS ServiCe Center. :
,GUIDE BAR ANDCHAIN
Increase;the service life of your Guide Bar and
Chair_i!by:
_-Usihg the saw propedyand as recommended
in.,this ,lnanuaL : • -
--Maintaining correct Chain Tension, page 7.
--Proper lubdcation, page 9.
-- Regularmaintenance as described in this sec-
tion.
1. CHAIN, MAINTENANCE
• Sharpen the chain when:
-- wood chips are small and powdery. Wood
chips made by the saw chain should be
about the size of the teeth of the chain.
_--saw has to be forced through the cut.
saw cuts to one side.
a. SHARPENING INSTRUCTIONS--Models
.353660 and .353670.
Items required:
Gloves Medium file
5/32" file Depth Gauge Tool
6" file holder
,:l,),_,Stop engine. _ - .........
' ;2_)_:.Adjust the chain-for proper tension,
: • page 7.
.3;) Work at the midpoint of the bar, moving
• the chain forward by,hand as each cut-
ter is filed.
4.) Sharpen cutters.
a,) Position the file holder with the
square rod on the top plate of the
cutter as shown in Figure 39.
b.) Hold the file holder level with the
30 ° guide mark .parallel to the
center line of the bar. Figure 40.
Co) File from inside toward outside of
cutter, straight across in one direc-
tion only. Use 2 or3 strokes per cut-
ting edge. Figure 41,
ICAUTIONj Always wear gloves when handling
the chain, rThe chain is sha._ enough to cut you
eventhough it is too dull :to cut-wood.. ,
roll ,
tsuPPO.TTHE
ISQUARE ROD ON
'THE FILE HOLDER
iON THE TOP OF
_THECUTTER
ROUND
SIDE PLATE _
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Figure 39
HOLD 30 ° GUIDE
MARK PARALLEL
TO THE
GUIDE BAR
30°
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Figure 40
Figure 41
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