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Adjustment located on Chain Brake
Inside view of
Chain Brake
4. Turn the adjusting screw by hand counter-
clockwise until the adjusting pin just
touches the stop. This should allow the pin
to be near the correct position. Further ad-
justment may be necessary as you mount
the bar.
5. Slide guide bar behind clutch drum until
guide bar stops against clutch drum
sprocket.
Mount the bar
6. Prepare the chain by checking the proper
direction. Without following the illustration it
is easy to place the chain on the saw in the
wrong direction. Use the illustration of the
chain to determine the proper direction.
CUTTERS MUST FACE IN
DIIRECTION OF ROTATION
Tip of
Bar
Cutters
Depth Gauge
Drive Links
7. Place the chain over and behind the
clutch, fitting the drive links in the clutch
drum sprocket.
Place chain onto the sprocket
8. Fit bottom of drive links between the
teeth in the sprocket in the nose of the
guide bar.
9. Fit chain drive links in bar groove.
10. Pull the bar forward until the chain is
snug in the guide bar groove. Ensure all
drive links are in the bar groove.
11. Now, install chain brake making sure the
adjusting pin is positioned in the lower
hole in the guide bar. Remember this pin
moves the bar forward and backward as
the screw is turned.
12. Install chain brake nuts and finger tighten
only. Once the chain is tensioned, you
will need to tighten chain brake nuts.
CHAIN TENSION (Including units
with chain already installed)
NOTE:
When adjusting chain tension,
make sure the chain brake nuts are finger
tight only. Attempting to tension the chain
when the chain brake nuts are tight can
cause damage.
Checking the tension:
Use the screwdriver end of the chain adjust-
ment tool (bar tool) to move the chain around
the bar. If the chain does not rotate, it is too
tight. If too loose, the chain will sag below the
bar.
Chain Brake Nuts
Chain Adjustment
Tool (Bar Tool)
Adjusting the tension:
Chain tension is very important. Chain
stretches during use. This is especially true
during the first few times you use your saw.
Always check chain tension each time you
use and refuel your saw.
You can adjust the chain tension by loosen-
ing the chain brake nuts and turning the ad-
justing screw 1/4 of a turn while lifting up on
the bar.
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If chain is too tight, turn adjusting screw 1/4
turn counterclockwise.
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If chain is too loose, turn adjusting screw
1/4 turn clockwise.
Adjusting screw
Chain Brake Nuts
Adjusting Screw -- 1/4 Turn
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Lift up the tip of the bar and tighten the
chain brake nuts securely with the bar tool.
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Recheck chain tension.
