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Maintenance Chart
Please note that the following maintenance intervals apply for normal operating
conditions. If your daily working time is longer than normal or cutting conditions
are difficult, shorten the specified intervals accordingly.
Complete machine
Control handle
Air filter
Pick-up body in fuel tank
Fuel tank
Carburetor
Spark plug
Cooling inlets
Spark arresting screen* in muffler
All accessible screws and nuts (not adjusting
screws)
Cutting tool
Illegible safety labels
1) STIHL recommends that this work
be done by a STIHL servicing dealer
*
not in all versions, market-specific
34
Visual inspection (condition,
leaks)
Clean
Check operation
Clean
Replace
1)
Check
1)
Replace
Clean
Check idle adjustment
Readjust idle
Readjust electrode gap
Replace after about 100
operating hours
Inspect
Clean
1)
Check
Clean or replace
Retighten
Visual inspection
Replace
Check tightness
Replace
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
FS 45, FS 46