Mounting T He G Uide B Ar A Nd S Aw C Hain - Makita EA3200S Operator's Manual

Only for models with quick ten-­
sioner o n s procket g uard ( TLC)
CAUTION:
Before doing any work on the guide bar or chain, al-­
ways s witch o ff t he e ngine a nd p ull t he p lug c ap o ff t he
spark p lug ( see " Replacing t he s park p lug"). A lways w ear
protective g loves!
CAUTION:
Start t he c hain s aw o nly a fter h aving a ssembled i t c om-­
pletely a nd i nspected.
Mounting t he g uide b ar a nd s aw c hain
Place t he s aw o n a s table s urface a nd p erform t he f ollowing
work s teps i n o rder t o i nstall t he g uide b ar a nd s aw c hain:
Release the chain brake by pulling the hand guard (1) in
direction of arrow.
Fold u p t he s procket g uard q uick t ensioner ( 2) (see also the
illustration on tensioning the saw chain).
Push t he s procket g uard q uick t ensioner i n f orcefully a gainst
the spring tension and slowly turn counter-­clockwise, until
you f eel i t e ngage. K eep p ushing, a nd t urn a s f ar a s p ossible
counter-­clockwise.
Release t he s procket g uard q uick t ensioner a gain a nd t urn
clockwise to bring it back to its original position. Repeat
this procedure until the sprocket guard (4) is unscrewed.
Remove the sprocket guard (4).
Put the guide bar (5) on and push it against the sprocket
(6).
Lift t he c hain ( 8) over the sprocket (7).
CAUTION:
Do not insert the chain between t he c hain s procket a nd
the d isc.
Guide the chain from above about halfway into the groove
(9) o n t he g uide b ar.
CAUTION:
Note that the cutting edges along the top of the chain must
point in the direction of the arrow!
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