2005 Poulan Pro PP3516 PP4018 Chainsaw Owners Manual

4.
Slide guide bar on bar bolts  until guide
bar stops against clutch drum sprocket.
Guide
Bar
Chain Adjustment
Bar Nuts
Tool
Adjusting
(Bar Tool)
Bar bolts
Screw
Guide bar
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 you
use and refuel your saw.
An adjusting  screw  (located on  the guide
bar) is usedto adjustthe tensionof thechain
(see illustration).
5.
Carefully remove the chainfrom thepack-
age. Hold  chain with  the drive  links as
shown.
Tip of
Bar
1.
Loosenbar nutsuntiltheyarefingertight
against the clutch cover.
2.
Turn adjusting screw clockwise untilchain
solidly contacts bottom of guide bar rail.
CUTTERS MUST FACE IN
DIIRECTION OF ROTATION
Adjusting
Screw
Cutters
Depth Gauge
Drive Links
6.
7.
Place chain over and behind clutch re-
tainer, fitting the drive links in the clutch
drum sprocket.
3.
4.
Using bar tool, roll chain around guide bar
to ensure all links are in bar groove.
Lift up tip of guide bar to check for sag.
Release tip of guide  bar, then turn ad-
justing screw until sag does not exist.
While lifting tip of guide bar, tighten bar
nuts securely with the bar tool.
Fit  bottom of  drive links  between  the
teeth in the sprocket in the nose of the
guide bar.
8.
9.
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.
Hold guide bar  against the  saw frame
and install the clutch cover.
Replace the bar nuts and tighten finger
tight. Once the  chain is tensioned you
will need to tighten bar nuts.
5.
10.
11.
Bar Nuts
CHAIN TENSION
(Including units with chain already installed)
WARNING: Wear protective gloves
whenhandlingchain.  Thechainis  sharpand
can cut you even when it is not moving.
6.
7.
Use the screwdriver end of the bar tool
to move chain around guide bar.
If chain does  not rotate,  it is too  tight.
Slightly  loosen  bar  nuts  and   loosen
chain  by turning  the  adjusting screw.
Retighten bar nuts.
NOTE:
When  adjusting  chain  tension,
make sure the bar nuts are finger tight only.
Attemptingto tensionthe chainwhen  thebar
nuts are tight can cause damage.
8.
If chain is too loose, it will sag below the
guide bar. DO  NOT operate the saw if
the chain is loose.
Checking the tension:
Use the screwdriver end of the chain adjust-
ment tool  (bar tool) to  move chain around
guidebar.Ifthechaindoes   notrotate,itistoo
tight. Ifthechainis  tooloose,itwillsagbelow
the bar.
WARNING:  If the  saw is operated
with a loose chain, the chain could jump off
the guide bar and result in serious injury.
7
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