Instruction Manual

Table Of Contents
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11 Testing the Chain Saw and Battery
11.2 Checking the Guide Bar
Switch off the chain saw, engage the chain brake and
remove the battery.
Remove the chain and guide bar.
Measure depth of bar groove with scale on STIHL filing
gauge.
Install a new guide bar if one of the following points
applies:
Guide bar is damaged.
Measured bar depth is less than specified minimum
depth, @ 20.3.
Bar groove is pinched or splayed.
If you have any queries: Contact your STIHL servicing
dealer.
11.3 Checking the Saw Chain
Switch off the chainsaw, engage the chain brake and
remove the battery.
Use a STIHL filing gauge (2) to check the height of the
depth gauges (1). The STIHL filing gauge must match the
chain pitch.
If a depth gauge (1) projects from the filing gauge (2):
Lower the depth gauge (1), @ 17.2.
Make sure the service marks (1 to 4) on the cutters are
visible.
If one of the service marks is not visible on a cutter: Do not
use your chainsaw and contact your STIHL servicing
dealer.
Use a STIHL filing gauge to check that a filing angle of 30°
has been maintained on all cutters. The STIHL filing
gauge must match the chain pitch.
If a filing angle of 30° has not been maintained:
Resharpen the saw chain.
If you have any queries: Contact your STIHL servicing
dealer for assistance.
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