Mounting The Guide Bar And Saw Chain 4 - Dolmar PS-350 Owner's And Safety Manual

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On QuickSet guide bars the chain is tensioned using a toothed rack in the bar. This simplifies retensioning of the chain.
These models do not have a conventional chain tensioner. QuickSet guide bars are identified by this symbol:
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Only for the QuickSet guide bar
CAUTION:
Before doing any work on the guide bar or chain, always
switch off the engine and pull the plug cap off the spark
plug (see „Replacing the spark plug"). Always wear protec-
tive gloves!
CAUTION:
Start the chain saw only after having assembled it com-
pletely and inspected.
Mounting the guide bar and saw chain
Use the universal wrench delivered with the chain saw for the
following work.
Put the chain saw on a stable surface and carry out the following
steps for mounting the guide bar and saw chain:
Release the chain brake by pulling the hand guard (1) in direc-
tion of arrow.
Unscrew retaining nuts (2).
Pull off the sprocket guard (3).
Put the guide bar (4) on and push it against the sprocket (5).
Lift the chain (6) over the sprocket (5).
CAUTION:
Do not insert the chain between the chain sprocket and the
disc.
Guide the chain from above about halfway into the groove (7)
on the guide bar.
CAUTION:
Note that the cutting edges along the top of the chain must
point in the direction of the arrow!