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TV 3840 EN
ing operation. The chain catcher is designed to
intercept a whipping chain.
21. mUffLER SHIELD / cLUtcH covER
helps
prevent hands and combustible materials from
making contact with a hot muffler.
22. SPIkED bUmPER is used for your personal
safety and ease of cutting. The spiked bumper
will increase your stability while performing
vertical cutting.
NotE. Study your saw and be familiar with its
parts.
V - Assembly instructions
You will need these tools to assemble your chain
saw:
1. Combination wrench-screwdriver (contained
in your user’s kit).
2. Heavy duty work gloves (user supplied).
ASSEmbLy REQUIREmENtS
Prior to initial operation your new gas chain saw
will require guide bar and chain assembly, adjust-
ment of chain, filling the fuel tank with correct fuel
mixture and filling the oil tank with lubricating oil.
WARNING: Do not start saw engine
until unit is properly prepared!
Read the entire user manual before attempting
to operate your unit. Pay particular attention to
all safety precautions.
Your user manual is both a reference guide and
handbook provided to furnish you with general
information to assemble, operate and maintain
your saw.
GUIDE bAR / SAW cHAIN / cLUtcH
covER INStALLAtIoN
WARNING:
Always wear protective
gloves when handling chain.
cAUtIoN:
To ensure the bar and
chain receive oil; only use the original style
bar with the oil passage hole (A) as illustrated
(Fig. 3A) .
Guide bar installation
1. Make sure the chain brake lever is pulled back
into the disengaged position (Fig. 3B).
2. Remove the 2 bar retaining nuts (B). Loosen the 2
screws at the rear of the clutch cover (C). Remove
the cover
(Fig. 3C) .
3. Using a screwdriver, run the adjustment screw
(D) counterclockwise until the tang (E) (projecting
prong) is to the end of its travel toward the clutch
drum and sprocket (Fig. 3D) .
4. Place the slotted end of the guide bar over the 2
bar bolts (F). Position the bar so that the adjust-
ment tang fits into the lower hole (G) on the guide
bar (Fig. 3E) .
Fig. 3A Fig. 3B
C
B
Fig. 3C
Fig. 3D
E
D
Fig. 3E
G
F
to install saw chain:
cAUtIoN: Always wear heavy duty
gloves when handling saw chain or making saw
chain adjustments.
1. Spread chain out in a loop with cutting edges (A)
pointing clockwise around loop (Fig. 4A) .
2. Slip the chain around the sprocket (B) behind the
clutch (C). Make sure the links fit between the
sprocket teeth (Fig. 4B) .
3. Guide the drive links into the groove (D) and
around the end of the bar (Fig. 4B) .
NotE. The saw chain may droop slightly on the
lower part of bar. This is normal.
4. Install the clutch cover and tighten the 2 screws.
Make sure the chain does not slip off of the bar.
Install the 2 nuts hand tight and follow tension
adjustment instructions in Section SAW cHAIN
tENSIoN ADJUStmENt
.
NotE.
The guide bar retaining nuts are installed only
hand tight at this point because saw chain adjust-
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