Chain Tension - Poulan Pro 2055 Instruction Manual

Cutters Depth Gauge
Drive Unks
Place chain onto the sprocket
7. Place chain over and behind clutch, fit_
ting the drive links in the clutch drum
sprocket.
8. Fit bottom of drive links between the
teeth in the sprocket in the nose of the
guide bar.
9. Fit chain drive links into bar groove.
10. Pull guide bar forward until chain is snug
in guide bar groove. Ensure all drive
links are in the bar groove.
NOTE: CHAIN BRAKE MUST BE
DISENGAGED BEFORE INSTALLA-
TION ON THE SAW. TO DISENGAGE
CHAIN BRAKE, PULL THE FRONT
HAND GUARD BACK TOWARD THE
REAR OF THE CHAIN BRAKE AS
FARAS POSSIBLE (SEE ILLUSTRA-
TION).
DISENGAGED_
Front Hand Guard
_ j
ENGAGED
Chain Brake
11. Now, install chain brake making surethe
ad usting pin is positioned in the lower
hoe n the gu de bar. Remember th sp n
moves the bar forward and backward as
the screw is turned.
12. Install chain brake nuts and finger tight-
en only. Once the chain is tensioned,
you will need to tighten chain brake nuts.
CHAIN TENSION
(Including units with chain already installed)
NOTE: When adjusting chain tension,
make sure the chain brake nuts are finger
tight only. Attempting to tension the chain
when the chain brake nuts are tight can
cause damage.
Checking the tension:
Use the screwdriver end of the chain adjust-
ment tool (bar tool) to move the chain around
the bar. If the chain does not rotate, it is too
tight. _ftoo loose, thechain will sag below the
bar.
Chain Ad ustment
Chain Brake Nuts Too Bar Too
Adjusting the tension:
Chain tension is very important. Chain
stretches during use. This is especially true
during the first few times you use your saw.
Always check chain tension each time you
use and refuel your saw.
You can adjust the chain tension by loosen-
ing the chain brake nuts and turning the ad-
justing screw 1/4 of a turn while lifting up on
the bar.
• If chain is tcotight, turn adjusfing screw 1/4
turn counterclockwise.
• If chain is too loose, turn adjusting screw
1/4 turn clockwise.
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Chain Brake Nuts Guide Bar
Adjusting Screw - 1/4 Turn
• Lift up the tip of the bar and tighten the
chain brake nuts with the bar tool.
• Recheck chain tension.
A
411 WARNING: if the saw is operated
with a loose chain, the chain could jump off
the guide bar and result in serious injury.