ASSEMBLY
iMPORTANT: Read and understand this
manual before assembling
or operating
this chain saw. improper use of saw can
cause severe injury. Keep this manual
for future reference.
Note: Some models are pro-assembled. Assembly
is not needed on these models.
See Saw CMin Tension Adjustment.
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WARNING: Cutting
edges on chain
are sharp. Use protective gloves
when
handling
chain.
1
IMPORTANT: Do not clamp chain saw in
vise during
assembly.
!
The plastic hardware bag should include:
• two guide bar bolts
• two guide bar nuts
• one Phillips-head tapping screw
1. Lay chain out fiat.
2. Install fi'ont hand guaN onto saw body. Do this by
pressing two mounting stand-outs on hand guard
into hex-shaped holes in saw body (see Figure 2).
3
Insert tapping screw through hand guard and into
saw handle. Tighten screw firmly.
4. Turn adjusting screw counterclockwise
(see
Figure 3). Continue to turn adjusting screw until
adjusting block is to rear of adjusting plate.
5. Install guide bar onto saw body. Place rear of
guide bar between adjusting plate and sprocket
support.
iMPORTANT: Make sure to insert adjusting
block into oval adjusting hole on guide bar.
6. Line up holes on sprocket suppolt with center
slot on guide bar and holes in saw body.
7. Inselt guide bar boltsthrough front hand guaN, saw
body, center sk>tof guide bar, and sprocket support.
Attach guide bar nuts to guide bar bolts.
IMPORTANT:
Tighten guide bar nuts finger
tight only. Make sure adjusting block is in oval
adjusting hole on guide bar.
8. Place chain around drive sprocket, then along
top groove of guide bar and around guide bar
nose. Note: Make sum cutting edges of chain
are facing the right direction. Position chain so
cutting edges on top of guide bar face guide bar
nose (see Figure 3).
9. Adjust saw chain tension. Follow steps under
Saw Chai_7T_._7,sio_7
Adjustment.
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CAUTION: Do not place chain on saw
backwards,
if chain is backwards,
saw
wilt vibrate badly and will not cut.
Tapping
Screw
/
Front Hand Guard
/
Towards Guide
"
/
Bar Nose
Bolts
j j/j/
Mounting/J
Stand-Outs
Chain
Drive
,,
Sprocket
",
Cutting
Edge
Guide
Bar
Adjusting
Hole
Guide Bar Nuts
Figure 2 - Assembling
Guide Bar, Chain,
and Hand Guard
Adjusting
Block
Adjusting Plate
A
Adjusting
Screw
Sprocket Support
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Figure 3 - Part Locations
For Assembling
Guide Bar