Poulan 2300 AV - Manual (Page 16)

MAINTENANCE
A good maintenance program of regular inspec­
tion and care wiM increase the service life and
help to maintain the safety and performance of
your saw.
• Check the saw for loose bolts, screws, nuts
and fittings regularly. Loose fasteners can
cause an unsafe condition as well as damage
to your saw.
• Make all adjustments or repairs (except car
buretor adjustments) with:
— spark plug wire disconnected
— engine cool as opposed to a saw that has just
been run.
A
WARNING
Have all chain saw service performed by a qualified ser­
vice dealer except the items listed in the maintenance
section of this manual.
A. GUIDE BAR AND CHAIN
Increase the service life of your Guide Bar and
Chain by:
— Using the saw properly and as recommended in
this manual.
— Maintaining correct Chain Tension, page 8.
— Proper lubrication, page 10.
— Regular maintenance as described in this
section.
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.
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CAUTION:
I
Always wear gloves when handling the
chain. The chain can be sharp enough to cut you even
though it Is too dull to cut wood.
a. SHARPENING INSTRUCTIONS
Items required:
Gloves Fiat File
5/32" Dia. file Depth Gauge Tool
6 " File holder
1. ) Stop engine.
2. ) Adjust the chain for proper tension, paged
3. ) Work at the midpoint of the bar, moving the
chain forward by hand as each cutter is filed.
4. ) Sharpen cutters.
a. ) Bosition the file holder level on the top plate
of the cutter and depth gauge as shown in
Figure 30.
b. ) Align the 30° file holder marks parallel with
the bar and to the center of the chain.
Figure 31.
c. ) Fife from inside toward outside of cutter,
straight across on forward stroke in one
direction only. Use 2 or 3 strokes per cut­
ting edge. Figure 31.
d. ) Keep all cutters the same length. Figure
32
e. ) File enough to remove any damage to
cutting edges (side plate and top plate) of
cutter. Figure 32.
f. ) File PIOOS and P101S chain to meet
specifications shown in Figure 33.
A WARNING
Maintain the proper hook angle according to the
manufacturer’s specification for the chain you are
using. Improper hook angle will increase the chance of
kickback which can result in serious injury.
Figure
33&35.
5.) Correct Depth Gauges.
a. ) Place depth gauge tool over each cutter
depth gauge. Figure 34.
b. ) File level with the flat file if depth gauge
is higher than the depth gauge tool.
c. ) Maintain rounded front corner of depth
gauge with a flat file. Figures 34 & 35.
NOTE: The very top of the depth gauge should be flat with
the front half rounded off with a flat file.
A
WARNING
Depth gauge tool is required to insure proper depth
gauge. Filing the depth gauge too deep wilt increase
the chance of kickback which can result in serious
injury.
b. CHAIN REPLACEMENT
1. ) Use only the Low-Kick Chain specified for
your saw in “Specifications,” for replace­
ment chain,
2. ) Replace the chain when cutters or links
break.
3. ) See a qualified service dealer to replace
and sharpen individual cutters for match­
ing your chain.
4. ) Always have a worn sprocket replaced by
a qualified service dealer when installing
a new chain to avoid excessive wear to the
_____ chain.
FILE HOLDER
FILE
DEPTH GAUGE
Figure 30
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30° FILE A
HOLDER Ж
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r\ /
CUTTER \ /
Figure 31