on 5/6/2008 9:18 PM Robert Neville said the following:
willshak wrote:


Under Bar Maintenance, the
manual says 'Clean the oil holes after each 5 hours of operation', but
doesn't say where the oil holes are, or how to clean them if you could
find them.


On an old Norelco saw I had from years ago, the chain lube went from the saw
body into the bar near the drive sprocket, then existed through holes in the
chain track on the bar. Don't know if Poulan uses a similar setup though.

Used a piece of stiff wire to clean the holes. Used to test the oiler by gunning
the saw near some clean wood or newspaper. If I saw oil spray, I knew it was
working.


Thanks.
Like I told another, there are only two holes in the bar and they are
both for the adjusting screw to extend the bar to tighten the chain.
There is a small hole on either side of the tightening bolts slot for
the single adjusting rod, and thats because the bar can be mounted
either side up. There is a worm pump under the sprocket/clutch and
that's probably what failed. Apparently the worm gear pushes the oil up
through the sprocket assembly which then transfers the oil to the
sprocket, chain and bar when the clutch is engaged.. What is unusual
about the chain oil operation on this machine was that when storing the
saw over the past years, I had to put a large disposable aluminum baking
pan underneath because the oil dripped out and made a mess on the shelf.

--

Bill
In Hamptonburgh, NY
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