GreenWorks CS40L410 Owner's Manual page 25

MAINTENANCE
REPLACING THE GUIDE BAR AND CHAIN
• Remove the battery from the chain saw.
• Remove the two chain cover lock nuts
from the chain cover by rotating them
counterclockwise with the wrench.
• Remove the chain cover from the mounting
surface.
• The bar and chain can now be removed by
lifting it away from the main body of the saw
and releasing the chain from the sprocket.
• Remove the old chain from the bar.
• Lay out the new saw chain in a loop and
straighten any kinks. The cutters should face
in the direction of chain rotation. If they face
backwards, turn the loop over.
• Place the chain drive links into the bar groove.
NOTE: Make certain of direction of the chain.
• Position the chain so there is a loop at the
back of the bar.
• Hold the chain in position on the bar and place
the loop around the sprocket.
• fit the bar flush against the mounting surface
so that the bar studs are in the long slot of the
bar. Ensure that the chain is over the sprocket.
NOTE: When placing the bar on the bar studs,
ensure that the adjusting pin is in the chain tension
pin hole.
• Replace the chain cover.
• Remove all slack from the chain by turning
the chain adjustment screw clockwise until the
chain sea ts snugly against the bar with the
drive links in the bar groove.
Cutters
Chain drive links
25
Chain rotation
Chain drive links
Bar
groove