grinding depth gauge on Stihl safety chain

[terrifictimbersllc]

I have a Stihl RM2 (rapid micro 2) chain with 1/3 of the cutter length left.  However now the depth gauge setting will have to be lower than the safety links right behind the depth gauge.  Do you have to grind these down too, it is about 3/4 inch of metal length to take care of.  If it matters it is a 3/8 0.050 chain with a green link marked on it.  I like this chain stays sharp longer than the square chisel round file RS type chain in dirty or ground contact sawing.   P.S. after grinding the gauges down i already took a  hand grinder to the top of these links to lower them, which was pretty fast, but wondering what the right procedure is for next time.

[SawTroll]

Just toss it, and buy a better chain!   :

[jteneyck]

Do you have to grind these down too, it is about 3/4 inch of metal length to take care of.

I just sharpened one of these chains for a friend, and that's what I did.   The tooth only had about 1/3 length left, just like yours, and that was the only way to get the depth gauge down to the 0.025" Stihl recommends for the chain.  I actually took it down closer to 0.030", and Carlton's website talks about taking them down even more on chains with teeth that short.  Maybe technically you don't have to do it since the cutter tooth is separate from the link in front that carries this safety side plate, but that's what I did.  I put the chain on one of my saws and it cut great, w/o any noticeable problems.