► Pull the hand guard towards the front handle
until there is an audible click – the chain brake
is disengaged.
7.3
Fitting the chain
143BA003 KN
WARNING
Wear work gloves to protect your hands from the
sharp cutters.
► Fit the chain – start at the bar nose.
4
1
1
2
3
207BA010 KN
► Fit the guide bar over the studs (1) – the cut‐
ting edges on the top of the bar must point to
the right.
► Engage the peg of the tensioner slide in the
locating hole (2) –- place the chain over the
sprocket (3) at the same time.
► Turn the tensioning screw (4) clockwise until
there is very little chain sag on the underside
of the bar – and the drive link tangs are
engaged in the bar groove.
► Refit the sprocket cover and screw on the nut
only fingertight.
► Go to chapter on "Tensioning the Saw Chain"
8
Mounting the Bar and
Chain (quick chain ten‐
sioner)
8.1
Removing the chain sprocket
cover
1
2
3
2310BA013 KN
► Swing grip (1) into position (until it engages)
► Turn the wing nut (2) to the left until it hangs
loosely in the chain sprocket cover (3)
► Remove chain sprocket cover (3)
8.2
Mounting the tensioning gear
1
2310BA014 KN
► Remove and reverse tensioning gear (1)
2310BA015 KN
2
► Remove screw (2)
8 Mounting the Bar and Chain (quick chain tensioner)
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