TROUBLE SHOOTING CHART - Continued
TROUBLE
Chain moves
at idle speed.
Chain does
not move
when engine
is accelerated.
Chain clatters
or cuts roughly,
i .....
Chain stops
within the cut.
Chain cuts at
an angle.
CAUSE
• Idle speed requires
adjustment.
• Clutch requiresrepair.
• Chain tension too
tight.
E*Carburetor requires
adjustment.
• Guide bar rails
pinched.
• Clutch slipping.
• Chain tension incorrect.
• Cutters damaged.
• Chain worn.
• Cutters dull, improperly
sharpened, or depth
gauges too high.
I. Sprocket worn.
• Chain installed
backwards.
• Chain cutter tops not
filed flat.
• Guide bar burred or
bent; rails uneven.
, Clutch slipping
• Cutters damaged on
one side.
• Chain dull on one side.
• Guide bar bent or worn.
REMEDY
• See "Carburetor Adjustments."
* Contact SearsService.
o See "Chain Tension,"
• See =CarburetorAdjustments."
• Repairor replace.
• ContactSears Service.
• See =ChainTension."
• ContactSearsService.
• Resharpenor replace chain.
• See =SharpeningChain."
• Contact Sears Service.
• Install chain in right direction.
• See "Sharpening Chain."
• Repair or replace guide bar.
• Contact Sears Servk'e.
• See "Sharpening Chain."
• See "Sharpening Chain,"
• Replace guide bar.
If situations occur which are not covered in this manual, use care and good
judgement.
If you need assistance,
contact Sears Service or the CUSTOMER
ASSISTANCE HELPUNE at 1-800-235-5878.
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