Homelite UT10544 Operator's Manual page 27

NOTE: The adjusting pin may need to be slightly
repositioned with the chain tensioning dial so
that it is aligned with the position of the bar chain
tensioning pin hole.
 Replace the clutch cover and rotate clutch
cover lock knob just enough to hold the cover
in position.
NOTE: The bar must be free to move for chain
tension adjustment.
 Lift the tip of the guide bar up to check for sag.
 Remove all slack from the chain by rotating the
chain tensioning dial clockwise until the chain
seats snugly against the bar with the drive links
in the bar groove.
 Release the tip of the guide bar and, if the chain
sags, turn the chain tensioning dial clockwise.
Repeat this process until sag does not exist.
 Hold the tip of the guide bar up and tighten the
clutch cover lock knob securely.
The chain is correctly tensioned when there is no
sag on the underside of the guide bar, the chain is
ADJUSTING PIN
CHAIN TENSIONING
SPROCKET
MAINTENANCE
PIN HOLE
CLUTCH
COVER
Fig. 39
CHAIN
TENSIONING DIAL
TIGHTEN
CHAIN
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ROTATE CLUTCH COVER LOCK
KNOB CLOCKWISE TO SECURE
CLUTCH COVER
LOCK KNOB
LOOSEN
CHAIN
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