Product Identification; Assembly - Remington EL-7 16" Owner's Manual

ELECTRIC CHAIN SAW
PRODUCT
IDENTIFICATION
Rear
Handle
Power Cord
Front Handle
Spike
Motor Housing
Figure 2 - Electric Chain Saw
UNPACKING
1. Remove all items from carton.
2. Check all items for any shipping dam-
age. If you find any damage or if any
parts are missing, promptly inform
dealer where you bought chain saw.
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Front Hand
Guard
Saw
Chain
Sprocket
Cover
Rear Hand
Guard
Oil Level Sight Hole
(located on saw body,
hidden by front handle)
Oil Cap With
Squeeze Bulb
Switch
Trigger
Lockout

ASSEMBLY

Note: Some models are pre assembled. As-
sembly is not needed on these models. See
Saw Chain Tension Adjustment, page 8.
WARNING: Cutting edges on
chain are sharp. Use protective
gloves when handling chain.
IMPORTANT: Do not clamp chain
saw in vise during assembly.
The plastic hardware bag should include:
• two guide bar bolts
• two guide bar nuts
Guide Bar
Nose
• one Phillips-head tapping screw
1.
2.
3
Guide Bar
4.
5. Install guide bar onto saw body. Place
Scabbard
6. Line up holes on sprocket support with
7.
8.
9. Adjust saw chain tension. Follow steps
6
Lay chain out flat.
Install front hand guard onto saw body.
Do this by pressing two mounting stand-
outs on hand guard into hex-shaped holes
in saw body (see Figure 3, page 7).
Insert tapping screw through hand
guard and into saw handle. Tighten
screw firmly.
Turn adjusting screw counterclockwise
(see Figure 4, page 7). Continue to turn
adjusting screw until adjusting block is
to rear of adjusting plate.
rear of guide bar between adjusting
plate and sprocket support.
IMPORTANT: Make sure to insert ad-
justing block into oval adjusting hole
on guide bar.
center slot on guide bar and holes in
saw body.
Insert guide bar bolts through front
hand guard, saw body, center slot of
guide bar, and sprocket support. Attach
guide bar nuts to guide bar bolts.
IMPORTANT: Tighten guide bar nuts
finger tight only. Make sure adjusting block
is in oval adjusting hole on guide bar.
Place chain around drive sprocket, then
along top groove of guide bar and
around guide bar nose. Note: Make
sure cutting edges of chain are facing
the right direction. Position chain so
cutting edges on top of guide bar face
guide bar nose (see Figure 3, page 7).
CAUTION: Do not place chain
on saw backwards. If chain is
backwards, saw will vibrate badly
and will not cut.
under Saw Chain Tension Adjustment,
page 8.
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