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Maintenance
SIDE PLATE ANGLE
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Maintain the depth gauge at a clearance of 1/32” (0.6 mm). Use a depth gauge tool
for checking the depth gauge clearances.
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Every time the chain is filed, check the depth gauge clearance.
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Use a flat file and a depth gauge jointer to lower all gauges uniformly. Use a 1/32”
(0.6 mm) depth gauge jointer. After lowering each depth gauge, restore original
shape by rounding the front. Be careful not to damage adjoining drive links with the
edge of the file.
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Depth gauges must be adjusted with the flat file in the same direction the adjoining
cutter was filed with the round file.
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Use care not to contact cutter face with flat file when adjusting depth gauges.
MAINTAINING THE GUIDE BAR
Every week of use, reverse the guide bar on the saw to distribute the wear for maximum
bar life.
The bar should be cleaned every day of use and checked for wear and damage.
Feathering or burring of the bar rails is a normal process of bar wear. Such faults should
be smoothed with a file as soon as they occur. A bar with any of the following faults
should be replaced:
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Wear inside the bar rails that permits the chain to lay over sideways.
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Bent guide bar.
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Cracked or broken rails.
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Spread rails.
Lubricate guide bars weekly with a sprocket at their tip. Using a grease syringe, lubricate
weekly in the lubricating hole. Turn the guide bar and check that the lubrication holes
and chain groove are free from impurities.
Depth gauge jointer
Flat file
Restore
original
shape by
rounding
the front
Lubricating hole
MAINTENANCE
