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)
Bar bolts
WARNING:
Wear protectivegloves
whenhandlingchain. Thechainis sharpand
Guide bar
can cut you even when it is not moving.
NOTE:
When adjusting chain tension,
make sure the bar nuts are finger tight only.
Attemptingto tensionthe chainwhen thebar
nuts are tight can cause damage.
6.
Carefully remove the chainfrom thepack-
age. Hold chain with the drive links as
shown.
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.
Tip of
Bar
Guide
Bar
CUTTERS MUST FACE IN
DIIRECTION OF ROTATION
Cutters
Depth Gauge
Chain Adjustment
Tool
Bar Nuts
Adjusting
Screw
(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 you
use and refuel your saw.
Drive Links
7.
8.
Place chain over and behind clutch re-
tainer, fitting the drive links in the clutch
drum sprocket.
1.
Loosenbar nutsuntiltheyarefingertight
against the clutch cover.
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.
2.
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.
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| Model Year | 2006 |
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| Document Type | Owner's Manual |
| Language | English |
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