Maintenance; General; Checking, Maintaining And Servicing Chain Saw Safety Equipment - Husqvarna 436 Li Operator's Manual

General

The user must only carry out the maintenance and
service work described in this Operator's Manual. More
extensive work must be carried out by an authorized
service workshop.
Checking, maintaining and
servicing chain saw safety
equipment
Note! All service and repair work on the machine
demands special training. This is especially true of the
machine's safety equipment. If your machine fails any of
the checks described below we recommend that you
take it to your service workshop.
WARNING! Always remove the battery
!
before any assembly, maintenance and/
or checking is done on the machine.
Important! Never clean the battery or the battery
charger with water. Strong cleaning agents can damage
the plastic.
Chain brake and front hand guard
Checking the front hand guard
Li-ion
• • • Make sure the front hand guard is not damaged and Make sure the front hand guard is not damaged and Make sure the front hand guard is not damaged and
that there are no visible defects such as cracks. that there are no visible defects such as cracks. that there are no visible defects such as cracks.
• Move the front hand guard forwards and back to make
sure it moves freely and that it is securely anchored to
the machine.

MAINTENANCE

Checking the inertia brake release
• Place the chain saw, deactivated, above a stump or
other stable surface. Release the front handle and let
the chain saw fall by its own weight, rotating around
the rear handle towards the stump.
When the bar hits the stump the brake should be When the bar hits the stump the brake should be When the bar hits the stump the brake should be
activated. activated. activated.
Checking the brake trigger Checking the brake trigger Checking the brake trigger
• • • Activate the chain saw. Make sure the saw chain does Activate the chain saw. Make sure the saw chain does Activate the chain saw. Make sure the saw chain does
not touch the ground or any other object. See the not touch the ground or any other object. See the not touch the ground or any other object. See the
instructions under the heading Start and stop.
• Grasp the chain saw firmly, wrapping your fingers and
thumbs around the handles.
• Apply full power and activate the chain brake by tilting
your left wrist forward onto the front hand guard. Do
not let go of the front handle. The chain should stop
immediately.
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