Removing The Saw Chain; Adjusting Saw Chain Tension - Makita UA004G Instruction Manual

5. Attach the guide bar to the tool body, aligning the
hole on the guide bar with the pin on the tool body.
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Fig.17
► 1 . Hole 2. Sprocket
6.
Insert the protrusion on the sprocket cover to the
tool body, and then close the cover so that the bolt and
pin on the tool body meet their counterparts on the
cover.
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Fig.18
► 1 . Sprocket cover 2. Protrusion 3. Bolt 4. Pin
7. Tighten the retaining nut to secure the sprocket
cover, then loosen it a bit for tension adjustment.
Fig.19
► 1 . Retaining nut
After installing the saw chain, adjust the saw chain
tension by referring to the section for adjusting saw
chain tension.

Removing the saw chain

To remove the saw chain, perform the following steps:
1.
ing nut.
2
► 1 . Retaining nut 2. Chain adjusting screw
2.
saw chain and guide bar from the tool body.
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2
The saw chain may become loose after many hours
4
of use. From time to time check the saw chain tension
before use.
1.
sprocket cover lightly.
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► 1 . Retaining nut
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Loosen the chain adjusting screw, then the retain-
Fig.20
Remove the sprocket cover, and then remove the

Adjusting saw chain tension

CAUTION:
Do not tighten the saw chain too
much. Excessively high tension of saw chain may
cause breakage of saw chain and wear of the guide
bar.
CAUTION:
A chain which is too loose can
jump off the bar and it may cause an injury
accident.
Loosen the retaining nut a bit to loosen the
Fig.21
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