Pioneer 1073 Operator's Manual page 6

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FOR BEST RESULTS USE PIONEER'DURAGUARD'OR'DURASPEED'SAW CHAIN
PREPARING YOUR SAW FOR USE:
As this is a new saw it will be necessary to assemble your
guide bar and chain to the engine unit and properly adjust
the chain tension. Follow these steps for correct assembly.
1. Remove the two strut nuts and lift the strut assembly
(sprocket cover) off the guide bar mounting bolts. See
Figure 1.
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FIG. 1
2. Install the guide bar by placing it over the
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studs loc-
ated on the side of the crankcase. You will notc the ad-
justing slots will permit the forward and backward move-
ment of the guide bar. See Figure 2.
NOTE:
Keep bar pad, guide bar face and guide bar
oil slot clean. Turn your bar over period-
ically
to
keep wear even.
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FIG.2
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3. Slide the chain over the dutch drum and
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the sprocket.
Feed the chain drive links or centre links into the top bar
groove,
continuing around the nose of the bar until the
chain is on the bar. Be sure the teeth face in the direction
of chain rotation which is away from the sprocket along
the top edge of the bar. See Figures 3 and 4.
FIG. 3
4. Replace the strut, but keep the nues slack. Pry the bar
outward with the bar \vrench supplied. as shown in Fig-
ure 5, until the chain is snug around the entire bar
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tour.