Cleaning the air filter
Contaminated air filters reduce the engine output due to low air supply to
the carburettor.
Regular inspection is essential. The air filter
and cleaned if necessary.
The air filter
must be checked more frequently if the air is dusty.
♦
Remove the cap for the air filter cover
wise direction.
♦
Remove the air filter cover
♦
Remove the air filter
.
♦
Clean the air filter
by tapping or blowing it out (with compressed
air).
Assembly is done in the reverse order.
CAUTION!
►
Never clean the air filter
Cleaning the chain drive
RISK OF INJURY!
►
Always wear protective gloves when handling the saw chain
There is a danger of injury from the sharp cutting teeth!
NOTE
►
Clean the chain drive after each use.
♦
Place the chainsaw on a level and stable surface.
♦
Pull the front hand guard
the chain brake (see fold-out page fig. C).
♦
Remove the two locking nuts
♦
Remove the sprocket cover
♦
Carefully remove the saw chain
chain sprocket
.
♦
Remove the guide rail
.
Clean it with a brush.
♦
Now clean the entire chain drive area and the saw blade cover
with a brush or by blowing it out with compressed air.
Assembly is done in the reverse order.
Maintaining the spark plug
♦
Pull off the spark plug connector
♦
Remove the spark plug using the enclosed spark plug spanner
♦
Assembly is done in the reverse order.
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Electrode gap = 0.6 mm (distance between the electrodes between
which the ignition spark is generated). Check the spark plug for con-
tamination after the first 10 hours of operation and clean it with a
copper wire brush if required.
Afterwards, service the spark plug after every 50 hours of operation.
Maintaining the chain lubrication
■
See the section "Checking and adjusting the chain lubrication".
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must be inspected regularly
by turning it in an anticlock-
.
with petrol or flammable solvents.
backwards as far as the stop to release
using the spark plug spanner
.
from the guide rail
and the
.
Maintaining the carburettor settings
■
If the saw chain
out when you release the throttle, you need to adjust the carburettor.
NOTE
►
Have the carburettor adjustment (e.g. adjusting the idling speed)
carried out by qualified specialists only to prevent engine damage.
Maintaining the guide rail
♦
Remove any remaining burrs on the edge of the rail using a metal file.
♦
Clean the guide rail
Replace the guide rail
♦
Turn the guide rail
♦
Check that the sprocket at the tip of the guide rail
Lubricate it if necessary with a little bearing oil.
Fitting the guide rail and tensioning the saw
chain
WARNING!
►
Always switch the engine off before fitting parts.
.
RISK OF INJURY!
►
Always wear protective gloves when handling the saw chain
There is a danger of injury from the sharp cutting teeth!
NOTE
►
A new saw chain
Check the chain tension regularly after every cut and adjust this as
required.
►
Depending on wear, the guide rail
.
♦
Place the chainsaw on a level and stable surface.
♦
Pull the front hand guard
the chain brake (see fold-out page fig. C).
♦
Remove the two locking nuts
♦
Remove the sprocket cover
♦
Push the slotted hole of the guide rail
♦
Lay the saw chain
the saw chain
.
There is a guide wheel at the tip of the guide rail
saw chain
must be laid.
.
♦
Lightly pull the guide rail
moves when the engine is idling or the engine goes
groove using a brush or with compressed air.
as soon as the groove is worn.
after every use to ensure even wear.
stretches and must be tightened more regularly.
can be turned.
backwards as far as the stop to release
using the spark plug spanner
.
over the two protruding bolts.
over the teeth of the chain sprocket
precisely in the direction indicated on the guide rail
to pre-stress the saw chain
FBKS 52 A1
moves freely.
.
.
. Guide
in whose teeth the
.