Mounting The Bar And Chain - Stihl MS 261 Instruction Manual

Mounting the Bar and Chain

Removing the chain sprocket cover
Rotate the captive nuts
N
counterclockwise until they hang
loosely in the sprocket cover.
Remove the sprocket cover with
N
captive nuts.
1
2
Turn the screw (1)
N
counterclockwise until the tensioner
slide (2) butts against the left end of
the housing slot.
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Disengaging 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
WARNING
Wear work gloves to protect your hands
from the sharp cutters.
Fit the chain – start at the bar nose.
N
1
3
1
2 4
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
N
screw (4)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 tighten
N
the nuts only moderately by hand
(they are finally tightened after the
saw chain is tensioned).
Go to chapter on "Tensioning the
N
Saw Chain"
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