Mounting The Bar And Chain (Side Chain Ten- Sioner) - Stihl MS 260 Instruction Manual

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6 Mounting the Bar and
Chain (side chain ten‐
sioner)
6.1 Removing the chain sprocket
cover
► Unscrew the nuts and take off the chain
sprocket cover.
► Turn the screw (1) counterclockwise until the
tensioner slide (2) butts against the left end of
the housing slot.
6.2 Disengaging the chain brake.
► Pull the hand guarad towards the front handle
until there is an audible click – the chain brake
is disengaged.
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6 Mounting the Bar and Chain (side chain tensioner)
6.3 Fitting the chain
WARNING
Wear work gloves to protect your hands from the
sharp cutters.
► Fit the chain – start at the bar nose.
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► Fit the guide bar over the studs (1) – the cut‐
ting edges on the top of the bar must point to
the right.
► Engage the peg of the tensioner slide in the
locating hole (2) –- place the chain over
sprocket (3) at the same time.
► Turn the tensioning screw (4)clockwise until
there is very little chain sag on the underside
of the bar – and the drive link tangs are
engaged in the bar groove.
► Refit the sprocket cover and screw on the nuts
only fingertight.
► Go to chapter on "Tensioning the Saw Chain"
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