2. Remove the air filter cover.
B
A
3. Remove the felt filter (A) and the air filter (B).
4. Use air or a brush to clean the felt filter.
5. Do a check of the surface of the rubber seal.
Replace the filter on the rubber seal if it is damaged.
6. Clean the air filter with warm soap water.
CAUTION: Make sure to keep the felt
filter dry. Water causes damage to the
felt filter.
7. Replace the air filter if it is too dirty to fully clean it.
Always replace a damaged air filter.
8. Also clean the inner surface of the filter cover. Use
air or a brush.
9. Make sure that the filter is dry before you assemble
it.
Fuel filter
When the engine runs short of fuel, make sure that the
air hole in the fuel tank cap and the fuel filter (A) are
clean.
A
To check the chain drive sprocket
1. Regularly check the degree of wear on the drive
sprocket. Replace if wear is excessive.
To examine the cutting equipment
1. Make sure that there are no cracks in rivets and links
and that no rivets are loose. Replace if it is
necessary.
2. Make sure that the saw chain is easy to bend.
Replace the saw chain if it is rigid.
3. Compare the saw chain with a new saw chain to
examine if the rivets and links are worn.
4. Replace the saw chain when the longest part of the
cutting tooth is less than 4 mm/0.16 in. Also replace
the saw chain if there are cracks on the cutters.
To do a check of the guide bar
1. Make sure that the oil channel is not blocked. Clean
if it is necessary.
2. Examine if there are burrs on the edges of the guide
bar. Remove the burrs using a file.
3. Clean the groove in the guide bar.
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