inside view of
_,_
_hah_
Brake
/
Adjustment
located on Chain Brake
4.
Turn the adjusting screw by hand counter-
clockwise
until
the
adjusting
pin just
touches the stop. This should allow the pin
to be near tt_e correct position. Further ad-
justment may be necessary as you mount
the bar.
5.
Slide guide bar behind clutch drum until
guide
bar stops
against
clutch
drum
sprocket.
Mount the bar
6.
Prepare the chain by checking the proper
direction. Without following the illustration it
is easy to place the chain on the saw in the
wrong direction.
Use the illustration
of the
chain to determine the proper direction.
_
ip of
Bar
DIIREOTION OF ROTATION
Cutters
Depth Gauge
_Drive
Links
7.
Place the
chain
over
and behind
the
clutch, fitting the drive links in the clutch
drum sprocket.
10. Pull the
bar forward
until the chain
is
snug in the guide bar groove.
Ensure all
drive links are in the bar groove.
11. Now, install chain brake making sure the
adjusting
pin is positioned
in the lower
hole in the guide bar. Remember
this pin
moves the bar forward and backward
as
the screw
is turned.
12. Install chain brake nuts and finger tighten
only. Once the chain
is tensioned,
you
will need to tighten chain brake nuts.
CHAIN
TENSION
(Including
units
with
chain
already
installed)
NOTE:
When
adjusting
chah_
tension,
make sure the chain
brake nuts are finger
tight only.
Attempting
to tension
the chain
when
the chain
brake
nuts are tight
can
cause damage.
Checking
the tension:
Use the screwdriver
end of the chain adjust-
ment tool (bar tool) to move the chain around
the bar. If the chain does not rotate, it is too
tight. Iftoo loose, the chain will sag below the
bar.
Chain Brake Nuts
Tool (Bar Toot)
Adjusting
the tension:
Chain
tension
is
very
important.
Chain
stretches
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.
You can adjust the chain tension
by loosen-
ing the chain brake nuts and turning the ad-
justing screw
1/4 of a turn while tiffing up on
the bar.
• If chain is too tight, turn adjusting screw 1/4
turn counterclockwise.
• If chain is too loose, turn adjusting
screw
1/4 turn clockwise.
Adjusting
screw
Place chain onto the sprocket
8.
Fit bottom
of drive
links
between
the
teeth in the sprocket
in the nose of the
guide bar.
9.
Fit chain drive links in bar groove.
Chain
Brake Nuts
Adjusting
Screw
- 1/4 Turn
• Lift up the tip of the bar and tighten the
chain brake nuts securely
with the bar tool.
• Recheck
chain tension.