Mounting The Bar And Chain (Quick Chain Tensioner) - Stihl MS 260 Instruction Manual

Disengaging the chain brake.
N Pull the hand guarad towards the
front handle until there is an audible
click – the chain brake is
disengaged.
Fitting the chain
Wear work gloves to protect your
hands from the sharp cutters.
N Fit the chain – start at the bar nose.
MS 260, MS 260 C
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3
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2 4
N Fit the guide bar over the studs (1) –
the cutting edges on the top of the
bar must point to the right.
N Engage the peg of the tensioner
slide in the locating hole (2) –- place
the chain over sprocket (3) at the
same time.
N Turn the tensioning
screw (4)clockwise until there is
very little chain sag on the
underside of the bar – and the drive
link tangs are engaged in the bar
groove.
N Refit the sprocket cover and screw
on the nuts only fingertight.
N
Go to chapter on "Tensioning the
Saw Chain"
Mounting the Bar and
Chain (quick chain
tensioner)
Remove the chain sprocket cover.
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3
2
N Pull out the hinged clip (1) so that it
snaps into position.
N Turn the wingnut (2)
counterclockwise until it hangs
loose
N in the sprocket cover (3).
N Removing the sprocket cover
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