Poulan Pro 545047535 Instruction Manual page 7

Adjustment located on clutch cover
4. Turn the adjusting screw by hand coun-
terclockwise until the adjusting pin just
touches the stop. This should allow the
pin to be near the correct position.
5. Slide guide bar on bar bolts until guide
bar stops against clutch drum sprocket.
Bar bolts
Guide bar
6. Carefully remove the chain from the pack-
age. Hold chain with the drive links as
shown.
CUTTERS MUST FACE IN
DIIRECTION OF ROTATION
Cutters
Drive Links
7. Place chain over and behind clutch re-
tainer, fitting the drive links in the clutch
drum sprocket.
8. Fit bottom of drive links between the
teeth in the sprocket in the nose of the
guide bar.
9. Fit chain drive links into bar groove.
10. Pull guide bar forward until chain is snug
in guide bar groove. Ensure all drive
links are in the bar groove.
11. Now, install clutch cover making sure
the adjusting pin is positioned in the low-
er hole in the guide bar. Remember this
pin moves the bar forward and back-
ward as the screw is turned.
Inside
view of
clutch
cover
Clutch
Cover
Adjusting Pin
12. Install bar nuts and finger tighten only.
Once the chain is tensioned, you will
need to tighten bar nuts.
CHAIN TENSION
(Including units with chain already installed)
WARNING:
when handling chain. The chain is sharp and
can cut you even when it is not moving.
NOTE:
make sure the chain brake nuts are finger
tight only. Attempting to tension the chain
when the chain brake nuts are tight can
cause damage.
Checking the tension:
Use the screwdriver end of the chain adjust-
Tip of
ment tool (bar tool) to move chain around
Bar guide bar. If the chain does not rotate, it is too
tight. If the chain is too loose, it will sag below
the bar.
Depth Gauge
Bar Nuts
Adjusting the tension:
Chain tension is very important. Chains
stretch during use. This is especially true
during the first few times you use your saw.
Always check chain tension each time you
use and refuel your saw.
1. Loosen bar nuts until they are finger tight
against the clutch cover.
2. Turn adjusting screw clockwise until chain
solidly contacts bottom of guide bar rail.
7
Lower
Hole
Guide Bar
Wear protective gloves
When adjusting chain tension,
Guide
Chain Adjustment
Tool
Adjusting
(Bar Tool)
Screw
Adjusting
Screw
Bar