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Sprocket
Cover Tab
Slot
Adjustment Block
Back of Sprocket Cover
Adjusting
Hole
Guide Bar
Pivot Pin
Cap Screw
Countersink
Figure 17 - Adjustment Block and Adjusting
Hole Location
SPROCKET COVER ASSEMBLY
Before assembling sprocket cover to saw body, turn
tensioning knob counterclockwise until it stops turn-
ing. The adjustment block will be all the way to the
left of the adjustment block window.
1. Insert tab on sprocket cover into slot on saw body
(see Figure 16).
2. Rotate front of sprocket cover toward guide bar
until adjustment block touches guide bar (see
Figure 17).
3. Slide guide bar back and forth until adjustment
block drops into adjusting hole on guide bar.
Note:
It might be helpful to verify this assembly
by looking through the opening in the bottom of
the sprocket cover.
4. Place lever, in open position, onto sprocket cover
(see Figure 18).
5. Insert low head cap screw through lever and
sprocket cover.
IMPORTANT:
The low head cap screw must be
inserted into the countersunk hole in the pivot pin
in the lever (see Figure 18). The lever will not
function properly if low head cap screw is not
installed correctly.
6. Using a 5/32" allen wrench, tighten cap screw
securely.
7. Adjust saw chain tension. Follow steps under
Saw Chain Tension Adjustment,
page 8.
Figure 16 - Insert Sprocket Cover Tab into
Slot
Figure 18 - Inserting Low Head Cap Screw into
Pivot Pin
CLEANING AND
MAINTENANCE
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