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Taking Care of the Guide Bar
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Turn the guide bar over – every time
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you sharpen the chain and every
time you replace the chain – this
helps avoid one-sided wear,
especially at the nose and
underside of the bar.
Regularly clean the oil inlet hole (1),
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the oilway (2) and the bar groove
(3).
Measure the groove depth – with the
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scale on the filing gauge (special
accessory) – in the area used most
for cutting.
Chain
Chain pitch
Minimum
type
groove depth
Picco
1/4" P
0.16" (4.0 mm)
Rapid
1/4"
0.16" (4.0 mm)
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Picco
3/8" P
Rapid
3/8"; 0.325"
Rapid
0.404"
If groove depth is less than specified:
Replace the guide bar.
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The drive link tangs will otherwise
scrape along the bottom of the groove –
the cutters and tie straps will not ride on
the bar rails.
3
0.20" (5.0 mm)
Motor Cooling
0.24" (6.0 mm)
0.28" (7.0 mm)
Use a dry brush or similar tool to
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clean the cooling slots at regular
intervals – see "Maintenance
Chart".
MSE 250 C