Adjusting Saw Chain Tension - Makita DUC204 Instruction Manual

1. Release the chain brake by pulling the front hand
guard.
2.
ing nut.
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3. Remove the sprocket cover then remove the saw
chain and guide bar from the chain saw body.
1. Check the direction of the saw chain. Match the
direction of the saw chain with that of the mark on the
chain saw body.
2. Fit one end of the saw chain on the top of the
guide bar.
3. Fit the other end of the saw chain around the
sprocket, then attach the guide bar to the chain saw
body, aligning the hole on the guide bar with the pin on
the chain saw body.
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1. Sprocket 2. Hole
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2. Retaining nut
4. Insert the protrusion on the sprocket cover to the
chain saw body, and then close the cover so that the
bolt and pins on the chain saw body meet their counter-
parts on the cover.
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1. Protrusion 2. Sprocket cover 3. Bolt 4. Pin
5.
1. Retaining nut

Adjusting saw chain tension

CAUTION:
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much. Excessively high tension of saw chain may
cause breakage of saw chain, wear of the guide bar
CAUTION:
jump off the bar and it may cause an injury
accident.
of use. From time to time check the saw chain tension
before use.
1. Release the chain brake by pulling the front hand
guard.
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Do not tighten the saw chain too
A chain which is too loose can
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