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CS-500P
PREPARATION FOR USE
WARNING
Saw chain is sharp! Always wear gloves
when handling assembly, otherwise serious
personal injury may result.
GUIDE BAR AND SAW CHAIN
INSTALLATION/REMOVAL
1. Remove spark plug lead. (See page 25)
2. Remove two clutch cover nuts and remove
clutch cover.
3. Remove bar and saw chain if necessary. See
“Maintenance and Care” section for guide bar/
saw chain maintenance procedures.
4. Unlock the chain brake, and mount guide bar on
studs and slide toward clutch to make saw chain
installation easier. Install chain with cutters on
top of guide bar facing forward.
Ensure chain tension adjuster pin fi ts into the
guide bar adjuster hole.
5. Install the clutch cover over the guide bar studs.
Tighten clutch cover nuts fi nger tight.
Guide bar adjuster hole
Clutch cover
Nuts
Clutch
Guide bar studs
Clutch cover
Brake lever
(Front hand guard)
Two nuts
Unlock chain brake
Spiked bumpers
