To Clean The Air Filter; To Examine The Cutting Equipment; To Do A Check Of The Guide Bar; To Check The Chain Drive Sprocket - Husqvarna 525PT5S Manual Del Usuario

To clean the air filter

CAUTION: A air filter that is damaged, very
dirty or soaked with fuel must always be
replaced.
If you use an air filter for a long time it cannot be fully
cleaned. Replace the air filter with a new one at regular
intervals.
1. Move the choke lever up, to close the choke valve.
2. Remove the air filter cover and remove the air filter.
3. Clean the air filter with warm soap water.
4. Replace the air filter if it is too dirty to fully clean it.
Always replace a damaged air filter.
5. Also clean the inner surface of the filter cover. Use
air or a brush.
6. Do a check of the rubber sealing surface. Replace
the filter on the rubber seal if it is damaged.
7. Make sure that the filter is dry before you assemble
it.

To check the chain drive sprocket

1. Regularly check the degree of wear on the drive
sprocket. Replace if wear is excessive.
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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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