Mounting The Bar And Chain (Front Chain Tensioner); Mounting The Bar And Chain - Stihl MS 170 Instruction Manual

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Mounting the Bar and Chain

(front chain tensioner)
Removing the chain sprocket cover
Unscrew the nut and remove the
N
chain sprocket cover.
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Turn the screw (1)
N
counterclockwise until the
tensioning nut (2) butts against the
left end of the housing slot.
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Disengage the chain brake.
Pull the hand guard towards the
N
front handle until there is an audible
click – the chain brake is
disengaged.
Fitting the chain
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WARNING
Wear work gloves to protect your hands
from the sharp cutters.
Fit the chain – start at the bar nose.
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1
3
1
2
Fit the guide bar over the studs (1) –
N
the cutting edges on the top of the
bar must point to the right.
Engage the peg of the tensioner
N
slide in the locating hole (2) –- place
the chain over the sprocket (3) at
the same time.
Turn the tensioning screw (4)
N
clockwise until there is very little
chain sag on the underside of the
bar – and the drive link tangs are
engaged in the bar groove.
Refit the sprocket cover and screw
N
on the nut only fingertight.
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Saw Chain"
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