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12 ENGLISH
Installing the saw chain
To install the saw chain, perform the following steps:
1.
Loosen the chain adjusting screw, then the retain
-
ing nut.
2
3
1
Fig.6
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1.
Retaining nut
2.
Chain adjusting screw
3.
Sprocket cover
2.
Remove the sprocket cover.
3.
Check the direction of the saw chain. Match the
direction of the saw chain with that of the mark on the
tool body.
1
Fig.7
►
1.
Mark on chain saw body
4.
Fit one end of the saw chain on the top of the
guide bar. Fit the other end of the saw chain around the
sprocket. Make sure that the saw chain is properly fitted
on the sprocket and properly fitted in the groove of the
guide bar.
5.
Attach the guide bar to the tool body, aligning the
hole on the guide bar with the pin on the tool body.
1
2
Fig.8
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1.
Hole
2.
Sprocket
6.
Insert the protrusion on the sprocket cover to the
tool body, and then close the cover so that the bolt and
pin on the tool body meet their counterparts on the
cover.
1
2
3
4
Fig.9
►
1.
Sprocket cover
2.
Protrusion
3.
Bolt
4.
Pin
7.
Tighten the retaining nut to secure the sprocket
cover, then loosen it a bit for tension adjustment.
1
Fig.10
►
1.
Retaining nut
After installing the saw chain, adjust the saw chain
tension by referring to the section for adjusting saw
chain tension.
Removing the saw chain
To remove the saw chain, perform the following steps:
1.
Loosen the chain adjusting screw, then the retain
-
ing nut.
2
1
Fig.11
►
1.
Retaining nut
2.
Chain adjusting screw
2.
Remove the sprocket cover, and then remove the
saw chain and guide bar from the tool body.