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Cutters
Depth Gauge
Drive
L inks
Place chNn onto the sprocket
• Place chain over and behind
clutch, fitting
the drive links in the clutch drum sprocket.
• Fit bottom of drive links between the teeth
in the sprocket in the nose of the guide bar.
• Fit chain drive links into bar groove.
• 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
FAR AS POSSIBLE
(SEE ILLUSTRA-
TION).
DISENGAGED
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Front Hand Guard
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GED
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_ChamBrake
• Now, install chain brake making sure the
ad usting pin is positioned in the lower hole
n the gude
bar.
Remember
this pn
moves the bar forward
and backward
as
the screw is turned.
• Install chain brake nuts and finger tighten
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. If too loose, the chain will sag below the
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Chain Brake Nuts
Tool (Bar Tool)
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 aturn while lifting up on
the bar.
• If chain is tootight,
turn ad usting 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. Torque
to 10-15 ft/Ibs.
• Recheck chain tension.
Chain Brake
Nuts
_, WARNING:
If the saw is operated
with a loose chain, the chain could jump off
the guide bar and result in serious injury.
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