Stihl MS 441 Instruction Manual page 27

English
: Unscrew the nuts and take off the
chain sprocket cover.
4
5
: Turn screw (4) counterclockwise
until the tensioner slide (5) butts
against left end of housing slot.
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: Disengage the chain brake: Pull
hand guard (6) toward front handle.
Wear work gloves to protect your
hands from the sharp cutters.
: Fit the chain – start at the bar nose.
6
9
: Fit the guide bar over the studs (7) –
cutting edges on top of bar must
point to right – and engage the
peg of the tensioner slide in locating
hole (8) – place the chain over
sprocket (9) at the same time.
: Now turn tensioning screw (10)
clockwise until there is very little
chain sag on the underside of the
bar – and the drive link tangs are
located in the bar groove.
: Refit the sprocket cover –
and screw on the nuts only finger-
tight.
: Go to "Tensioning the Saw Chain".
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