Mounting The Bar And Chain (Quick Chain Tensioner) - Stihl MS 280 C-Q Instruction Manual

Releasing the chain brake
N Pull hand guard towards the front
handle until it engages audibly –
chain brake is released
Fitting the saw chain
Put on protective gloves – risk of
injury by the sharp cutters
N Fit the chain starting at the nose of
the guide bar
MS 280 C-Q
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N Position the guide bar over the
bolts (1) – the cutting edges of the
saw chain must point to the right
N Position the locating hole (2) over
the peg of the tensioner slide –
simultaneously place the saw chain
over the sprocket wheel (3)
N
Press the throttle trigger interlock to
release the chain brake
N Turn screw (4) to the right until there
is very little chain sag on the
underside of the bar – and the drive
link tangs engage in the bar groove
N Refit the chain sprocket cover – and
then screw on the nut by hand until
it is fingertight
N Go to chapter "Tensioning the saw
chain"
Mounting the Bar and
Chain (quick chain
tensioner)
Removing the chain sprocket cover
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N Swing grip (1) into position until it
engages
N
Turn the wing nut (2) to the left until
it hangs loosely in the chain
sprocket cover (3)
N Remove chain sprocket cover
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