Stihl MS 260 Instruction Manual page 23

Fitting the chain
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WARNING
Wear work gloves to protect your hands
from the sharp cutters.
Fit the chain – start at the bar nose.
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Pay attention to the position of the
tensioning gear and the cutting
edges.
Turn the tensioning gear (1)
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clockwise as far as stop.
Turn the guide bar so that the
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tensioning gear is facing you.
MS 260, MS 260 C
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Fit the chain over the sprocket (2).
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Fit guide bar in position – the collar
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screw (3) engages the hole in the
tensioning gear. The heads of the
two short collar screws locate in the
guide bar slot.
Make sure the drive link tangs
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engage the bar groove (see arrow)
and then rotate the tensioning gear
counterclockwise as far as stop.
Fit the chain sprocket cover so that
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the wingnut locates on the collar
screw (3).
When fitting the chain sprocket cover,
check that the teeth of the tensioning
gear and adjusting wheel mesh properly.
If necessary, turn the adjusting
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wheel (4) slightly until the sprocket
cover can be pushed flush against
the engine housing.
Pull out the hinged clip (5) so that it
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snaps into position.
Engage wingnut and tighten it down
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moderately.
Go to chapter on "Tensioning the
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Saw Chain"
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