Inside
view of
clutch
cover
Clutch
Cover
Adjustment located on clutch cover
4.
Turn the adjusting screw by hand coun-
terclockwise until the adjusting pin just
touches the stop. This should allow the
pin to be near the correct position.
Slide guide bar on bar bolts until guide
bar stops against clutch drum sprocket.
Adjusting Pin
Lower
Hole
5.
Guide Bar
12.
Install bar nuts and finger tighten only.
Once the chain is tensioned, you will
need to tighten bar nuts.
CHAIN TENSION
(Including units with chain already installed)
WARNING: Wear protectivegloves
whenhandlingchain. Thechainis sharpand
can cut you even when it is not moving.
Bar bolts
NOTE:
When adjusting chain tension,
Guide bar
make sure the bar nuts are finger tight only.
Attemptingto tensionthe chainwhen thebar
nuts are tight can cause damage.
Checking the tension:
Use the screwdriver end of the chain adjust-
menttool(bar tool)tomovechainaroundguide
bar. If the chain does notrotate, itis tootight. If
the chain is too loose, it will sag below the bar.
6.
Carefully remove the chainfrom thepack-
age. Hold chain with the drive links as
shown.
Tip of
Bar
Guide
Bar
CUTTERS MUST FACE IN
DIIRECTION OF ROTATION
Chain Adjustment
Tool
Cutters
Depth Gauge
Bar Nuts
(Bar Tool)
Adjusting the tension:
Chain tension is very important. Chains
stretch during use. This is especially true
during the first few times you use your saw.
Always check chain tension each time be-
fore you start the chain saw.
Drive Links
1.
Loosenbar nutsuntiltheyarefingertight
against the clutch cover.
7.
8.
Place chain over and behind the clutch
retainer, fitting the drive links in the
clutch drum sprocket.
2.
Turn adjusting screw clockwise untilchain
solidly contacts bottom of guide bar rail.
Fit bottom of drive links between the
teeth in the sprocket in the nose of the
guide bar.
9.
10.
Fit chain drive links into bar groove.
Pullguidebar forward untilchain is snug
in guide bar groove. Ensure all drive
links are in the bar groove.
Adjusting
Screw
11.
Now, install clutch cover making sure
theadjusting pinis positionedin thelow-
er hole in the guide bar. Remember this
pin moves the bar forward and back-
ward as the screw is turned.
3.
Using bar tool, roll chain around guide bar
to ensure all links are in bar groove.
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