Craftsman 358.356070 Operator's Manual page 8

D.ATTACHING THE B AR AND CHAIN
_[,') Wearp_ectlve 0tov_when ha.dllng
or_me_n9 ym, e sew.The chainiseharpar_can cut
youevenwhenlt is not movlngt
e Yourek1'_v I_equipped wlth e RedUCed.Kickback
Guide _r end e Low-KickbackChain.
• Ueeonly the RedubedoKtckbackGulde B arend
Low_K(ckback Chain specified for your chain
slewmodel, when replacing these partS. See
,Specfficatlorez ? .....
" _F(gwre8
,,, Figure9
E, CHAIN TENSION
• Conect che(n tension Is very important:
--a )oosechain wilt wear the bar anO itself.
_.a loose chain can jumpofl the bar whtle
you are cutting,
-a tight chain can damage the saw andtcr
break, •
e The chain =retches during use, especially
when new.Checktenslon:
-- eaehtimethe sawisusad
-- more(requentty whenthe chainisnew
' _- as the chainwarmsup tonormalopera(ing tern.
peratute
• Chaintensioning procedure:
NOTE: The bar ClampnulSmust be no morethan
finger tightto tension !he Chaincorrectly.
...... ,AWARNIN G
Donot start englnewlthoutgulde barand chp|n com.
pfetely assernbled.Otherwise, t hei_lutch _heO_ e_f!'
andserious pe__l fnJurycanresult, - : _:_
t Tum_ _dj_stt_g _rawcoun_e_;iod_iS,
tomovethe_dju,s'tlng p inelmer asia;asItwiIIgo
rathe rear,Figure.t0.
2. Posit_ lhegu_ be;wintilemun_tK)lebe_vthe
3, _unt the slotted en_lofthe gelds bar overthe bar
mounting st_s andthe sins i roundholeon the
adjusting pin/Figure&
4,Ho_d ch_fle_ers fa_ing ass_ = n_u_o_
5. Placechainoverandbehindthe dulchdrumonto
the sprocko,,* and1fit the bottom ofthe drive finks
betweentheteethin {hesp_keL , : : .'
6. $'_L't at thet0poflhet_arandfitthechaJn'erive iin_
: I_0the g_ a_und t_ guide her, F igure 9,
7, Tumtheadjustlngscrewdockwise ,,...k untilthe
chin Is sr_gin (he g_deb_groove. Figure tO.
" 8, instal( the bar _am;t_s)ng, repla_ Ihe bar
mounting nuts,then tightenthe nuts fingerlight
Ot_ty. • "_'- .
9, Fo_tow,Chafn T enson" }ns_ru_onsbe ow
1. Ho_thetipotth_guidsbaropan_tuyntheadjus_ing
screwjustuntilthe chaindoes not Sagbeneaththe
• guldebar.Figbr_t0.._
NOTE: Turn screw clockwise _,,,"]kiO tighten
tension, Turn Sc_rew counterclockwise
10 loosen tens!on, t.. .
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2. Checkthetehsiopbyllfli_thechainfromthegu de
barat the center01thebar,Figurelt.
3. Continue t_t'_ingthe_just[n_ screwuntilihe tension
isccwect_ : , ,'.. r
4. Hole(hetipot(hegu[debarupandsecurel!/tighten
thebarctamp'h'u_s_hlhesuench.
,.
5. Rechecktensl0n,_F(gu;e
11; i
.
I Chain tension |_'co_t when the chain:,
-- can be !ifted a!_ut,tlS" from the,guide ba_ at
a point _'_e_themiddle of the bat, and
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