Adjusting Saw Chain Tension - Makita DUC204 Instruction Manual

To remove the saw chain, perform the following steps:
1. Release the chain brake by pulling the front hand
guard.
2. Loosen the chain adjusting screw, then the retain-
ing nut.
► 1 . Chain adjusting screw 2. Retaining nut
3.
Remove the sprocket cover then remove the saw
chain and guide bar from the chain saw body.
To install the saw chain, perform the following steps:
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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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. Tighten the retaining nut to secure the sprocket
cover, then loosen it a bit for tension adjustment.
► 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
and breakage of the adjusting dial.
CAUTION:
jump off the bar and it may cause an injury
accident.
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Do not tighten the saw chain too
A chain which is too loose can
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