Mounting The Bar And Chain (Quick Chain Tensioner) - Stihl MS 271 Instruction Manual

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Mounting the Bar and Chain
(quick chain tensioner)
Remove the chain sprocket cover.
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3
2
Pull out the hinged clip (1) so that it
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snaps into position.
Turn the wingnut (2)
N
counterclockwise until it hangs
loose
in the sprocket cover (3).
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Removing the sprocket cover
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Fitting the tensioning gear
1
Remove the tensioning gear (1) and
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turn it over.
2
Unscrew the nut (2).
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5
Position the tensioning gear (1)
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against the guide bar (3) so that the
stud (4) projects through the upper
hole and the short guide peg (5)
locates in the lower hole.
Screw the nut (2) on to the stud as
N
far as stop by hand.
Releasing the chain brake
Pull the hand guarad towards the
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front handle until there is an audible
click – the chain brake is
disengaged.
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MS 271, MS 271 C, MS 291, MS 291 C
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