Stihl 038 - Maintaining and Sharpening Saw Chain; Correctly sharpened chain; Clean and check your chain; Replacing individual parts of chain

Maintaining and
Sharpening Saw Chain
2
=
4
Fo OS
A
EDEDED
9 g
Correctly
sharpened
chain
The
illustration
shows
1 drive links
A
properly
sharpened
chain
slices
2
left-hand
cutter
through
wood
effortlessly
and
requires
3
right-hand
cutter
very
little
feed
pressure.
4
tie
straps.
Do not work with a dull or damaged
chain as it will increase the physical
effort required, produce unsatisfactory
results and a higher rate of wear.
Clean and check your chain
for cracks in the links and damaged
rivets -
replace any damaged or worn parts of
the chain and match the new parts to the
shape and size of the original parts.
Replacing individual parts of chain
Use the following tools:
STIHL NG 4 chain breaker*
STIHL NG 5 rivet spinner*
STIHL NG 6 chain breaker and rivet
spinner*
Instructions for use are supplied with the
tools.
*Special accessory
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