Replacing The Bar Bolt; Repairing Damaged Threads - Husqvarna 555 Workshop Manual

Repair nstructions

7.26 Replacing the bar bolt

Replacing a bar bolt with intact crankcase
1
Empty the oil tank.
2
Knock in the old bar bolts from the outside so that
they end up in the oil tank.
3
Remo e the bolts from the oil tank.
4
Attach a wire to the head of the bar bolt, lower the
wire through the oil tank and out through the bolt
opening in the crankcase. See gure 83.
5
Pull out the bar bolt so that it protrudes from its
opening. See gure 83.
6
Pull out the bar bolt with its nut. nsert a spacer
between the nut and the crankcase. See gure 83.
7
ill with chain oil.

7.27 Repairing damaged threads

f threads on the chainsaw are worn, the repa-
ration kit, 503 27 33-01, is a ailable.
irst drill with:
6.1 mm drill for the magnesium crankcase
Then screw in the thread plug using a suitable
screw and wrench.
This type of screw plug is ideal for plastic
and magnesium but cannot be used to repair
threads in aluminium. There is another type of
thread plug and metric screw a ailable for this
purpose. See gure 84. Check the manufac-
turer s manual for thread information.
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ig 83
ig 84