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• While lifting tip of guide bar, tighten
• Disconnect the chain sew from the
bar clamp nuts with the bar tool.
power source. See instructionsunder
Torque to 10-15 fi-lbs.
"Chain Replacement'.
• Remove bar and chain from saw.
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• Clean all sawdust and any other
debris from the guide bar groove and
Nuts
sprocket hoZeafter each use,
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SlxocketHole
RemoveSawdustFromGuide
• Use the screwdriver end of the bar
tool to move chain around guide bar.
• If chain does not rotate, it is too tight.
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SUghtlyloosen bar clamp nuts and
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Iousen chain by turning the adjusting
screw. Retighten bar clamp nuts.
• If chain is too loose, it will sag below
the guide bar. DO NOT operate the
saw if the chain is loose.
CHECK
CHAIN
SHARPNESS
A sharp chain makes wood chips. A
dullchain makes a sawdust powder
and outs slowly.
CHAIN SHARPENING
Chain sharpening requires special
tools. You can purchase sharpening
tools at Sears or go to a professional
chain sh_Fpener.
CHECK
GUIDE
BAR
Conditions which require guide bar
maintenance:
• Saw cuts to one side or at an angle.
• Saw has to be forced through the cut.
• Inadequate supply of oil to the bar
and chain.
Check the condition of the guide bar
each time the chain is sharpened. A
worn guide bar will damage the chain
and make cutting difficult.To maintain
guide bar:.
• Add lubricant to sprocket hole after
each use.
• Burring of guide bar rails is a normal
_roceas of rail wear. Remove these
urrs with a fiat file.
• When rail top is uneven, use a fiat file
to restore square edges and sides.
Rle Edgesand
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sidesSquare
WornGroove
Co.act Groove
Replace the guide bar when the groove
is worn, the guide bar is bent or
cracked, or when excess heating or
burring of the rails occurs. If replace-
ment is necassa,-y, use only the guide
bar specified for your saw m the repair
pads list or on the decal located on the
chain saw.
CLEAN UNIT & LABELS
• Clean the unit and labels using a
damp cloth with a mild detergent,
• Wipe offthe unit and labels with a
clean dry cloth.
CHAIN REPLACEMENT
WARNING:
Avoid sccidantai starting.
/Uways unplugsaw from power source
before installinga bar and/or chain.
CAUTION:
Wear protective gloves
when handling chain. The chain is
sharp and can cut you even when it is
not moving.
It is normal for a new chain to stretch
during the first 30 minutes of operation.
You should recheck your chain tension
frequanUy and adjust the chain tension
as required, See "Check Chain Ten-
sion"in the Maintenance section.
• Turn the unit upside down on a fiat
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surface. Straighten out chain, then lay
it on a fiat surface.
• Remove bar mounting nuts, bar
clamp plate, and old chain,
• Turn adjusting screw on the bar to
move the tensioning rack as far as it
will go toward the front of the bar.
Tensioning Rack
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