Makita 5016N8 Instruction Manual page 8

Installing saw chain and guide bar
CAUTION :
Always be sure that the tool is switched off and unplugged before installing saw chain and
guide bar
Use the socket wrench to loosen the hex
bolt holding the chain cover. Remove the
chain cover.
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Fig. 2
Fit one end of the chain over the sprocket
and the other over the end of the guide
bar. Notice that the cutters must be in the
direction of the arrow in Fig.
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and 4.
Keep the chain in the guide bar grooves.
Install the guide bar so that the lower hole in the guide bar is just over the adjusting pin.
Install the chain cover and tighten the hex bolt only tight enough to hold the guide bar
temporarily.
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