ASSEMBLY
POTENTIAL HAZARD
• Saw chain is sharp.
WHAT CAN HAPPEN
• Contact with the saw Chain can cause personal injury.
HOW TO AVOID THE HAZARD
• Wear gloves when you handle the saw chain.
• Always stop the engine before performing any of the following operations.
MOUNTING THE GUIDE BAR AND CHAIN
1. Make sure the chain brake is released.
Refer to "CHAIN BRAKE".
2. Unscrew the guide bar retaining nut and remove the
chain case.
3. Attach the chain to the sprocket in the right direction
first, then fit it in the bar groove of the guide bar.
4. Make sure the chain brake is released.
5. Engage the rear part of the chain case with the hook on
engine case, and fit the tension adjuster into the bar
hole.
Reinstall the chain case on the engine case and screw
on the guide bar retaining nut only finger tight.
WARNING
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Sprocket (inside)
Hook
— US-17 —
Bar hole
Guide bar
Saw chain
Tension adjuster
Chain case
Tension adjust screw
Chain case
Nut