GreenWorks GS181, Owner'S Manual

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MAINTENANCE
QUICK REFERENCE OF CHAIN & BAR ASSEMBLY
NOTE:
• Chains stretch with use, check and tension often.
• Never tension a warm chain before storing, as chains shrink when cool, this can damage
chain bar and saw.
1. Unscrew the bar nuts from the bar
cover by rotating them counterclockwise
with the wrench. Remove the bar cover. 2. Then loosen the adjustment screw 2
or 3 turns. 3. The bar and chain can now be
removed by lifting it away from the main
body of the saw. Remove the chain from
the sprocket.
4. The chainsaw can now be cleaned.
Remove dust and oil with a brush or rag. 5. Once the chainsaw is clean, replace
the bar and chain. Loop the chain over
the sprocket and place the bar against
the alignment groove. 6. Ensure the adjusting block is located
in the tensioning hole.
7. Wipe the oil from the rubber block and
bar, which helps keep the tension on the
chain. 8. Replace the bar cover. 9. Tighten the bar cover by rotating the
bar nuts clockwise with the wrench. Do
not tighten down the bar nuts all the way.
Refer to step 10.
10. With the bar nuts slightly loosened, turn
the chain tensioning screw clockwise to
tighten the chain. Once chain is properly
tensioned, fully tighten the bar nuts.
11. There should be enough play that the
chain can be pulled away from the bar,
but not enough where the runners can
be pulled out of the bar. 12. When the chain is properly adjusted,
tighten the bar nuts all the way.
1. Unscrew the bar nuts from the bar
cover by rotating them counterclockwise
with the wrench. Remove the bar cover. 2. Then loosen the adjustment screw 2
or 3 turns. 3. The bar and chain can now be
removed by lifting it away from the main
body of the saw. Remove the chain from
the sprocket.
4. The chainsaw can now be cleaned.
Remove dust and oil with a brush or rag. 5. Once the chainsaw is clean, replace
the bar and chain. Loop the chain over
the sprocket and place the bar against
the alignment groove. 6. Ensure the adjusting block is located
in the tensioning hole.
7. Wipe the oil from the rubber block and
bar, which helps keep the tension on the
chain. 8. Replace the bar cover.
bar nuts clockwise with the wrench. Do
not tighten down the bar nuts all the way.
Refer to step 10.
the chain tensioning screw clockwise to
tighten the chain. Once chain is properly
tensioned, fully tighten the bar nuts.
11. There should be enough play that the
chain can be pulled away from the bar,
but not enough where the runners can
be pulled out of the bar. 12. When the chain is properly adjusted,
tighten the bar nuts all the way.