Instruction Manual
Table Of Contents
- STIHL MS 362 C-M
- 1 Guide to Using this Manual
- 2 Safety Precautions
- 3 Reactive Forces
- 4 Working Techniques
- 5 Cutting Attachment
- 6 Mounting the Bar and Chain
- 7 Tensioning the Chain
- 8 Checking Chain Tension
- 9 Fuel
- 10 Fueling
- 11 Chain Lubricant
- 12 Filling Chain Oil Tank
- 13 Checking Chain Lubrication
- 14 Chain Brake
- 15 Winter Operation
- 16 Electric Handle Heating
- 17 Starting / Stopping the Engine
- 18 Operating Instructions
- 19 Oil Quantity Control
- 20 Taking Care of the Guide Bar
- 21 Shroud
- 22 Cleaning the Air Filter
- 23 M-Tronic
- 24 Spark Arresting Screen in Muffler
- 25 Spark Plug
- 26 Storing the Machine
- 27 Checking and Replacing the Chain Sprocket
- 28 Maintaining and Sharpening the Saw Chain
- 29 Maintenance and Care
- 30 Main Parts
- 31 Specifications
- 32 Ordering Spare Parts
- 33 Maintenance and Repairs
- 34 Disposal
- 35 EC Declaration of Conformity
6 Mounting the Bar and
Chain
6.1 Removing the chain sprocket
cover
143BA034 KN
► Unscrew the nuts and take off the chain
sprocket cover.
1
2
001BA185 KN
► Turn the screw (1) counterclockwise until the
tensioner slide (2) butts against the left end of
the housing slot.
6.2 Disengaging the chain brake.
001BA186 KN
► Pull the hand guarad towards the front handle
until there is an audible click – the chain brake
is disengaged.
6.3 Fitting the chain
143BA003 KN
WARNING
Wear work gloves to protect your hands from the
sharp cutters.
► Fit the chain – start at the bar nose.
3
1
1
2
4
001BA187 KN
► Fit the guide bar over the studs (1) – the cut‐
ting edges on the top of the bar must point to
the right.
► Engage the peg of the tensioner slide in the
locating hole (2) –- place the chain over
sprocket (3) at the same time.
► Turn the tensioning screw (4)clockwise until
there is very little chain sag on the underside
of the bar – and the drive link tangs are
engaged in the bar groove.
► Refit the sprocket cover and screw on the nuts
only fingertight.
► Go to chapter on "Tensioning the Saw Chain"
7 Tensioning the Chain
1
133BA024 KN
English 6 Mounting the Bar and Chain
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