McCulloch Aug-42 Chainsaw User Manual


 
7
ASSEMBLY
Protective gloves (not provided) should be
worn during assembly.
A TT A CH IN G THE BUMPER SPIKE
(If not already attached)
The bumper spike may be used as a pivot
when making a cut.
1. Loosenandremovebarknobcompletely
by liftinglever and turning counterclock-
wise. Remove clutch cover .
2. Attach the bumper spike with the two
screws as illustrated.
ATTACHING THE BAR & CHAIN
(If not already attached)
WARNING: Recheck each assem-
blystepifthesawisreceivedassembled.Al-
ways wear gloves when handling the chain.
The chain is sharp and can cut you even
when it is not moving!
1. MoveON/STOPswitchtotheSTOP
position.
2. Loosenandremovebarknobcompletely
by liftinglever and turning counterclock-
wise.
LOOSEN
3. Remove clutch cover and plastic ship-
ping spacer (if present).
Clutch Cover
Bar
Knob
Location of
shipping
spacer
4. Slide guide bar on bar bolts until guide
bar stops against clutch drum sprocket.
Bar bolts
Guide bar
5. Carefully remove the chain from thepack-
age. Hold chain with the drive links as
sho wn .
CUTTERS MUST F ACE IN
DIIRECTION OF ROTA TION
Tip of
Bar
Cutters
Depth Gauge
Dri
v
e
L
inks
6. Place chain over and behind clutch re-
tainer, fitting the drive links in the clutch
drum sprocket.
7. Fit bottom of drive links between the
teeth in the sprocket in the nose of the
guide bar.
8. Fit chain drive links into bar groove.
9. Pull guidebar forwarduntilchain is snug
inguidebargroove.Ensurealldrivelinks
are in the bar groove.
10. Installclutchcover .Besureadjustingpin
is in the adjusting pin hole in the guide
bar.
CAUTION: It is very important when instal-
ling the clutch cover that the adjusting pin
aligns into the adjustingpinhole inthe bar.Fail-
ure to install the clutch cover correctly may re-
sult in permanent damage to your chain saw.
Back
view o
f
clutch
cover
A
d
j
usting pin
11. Install bar knob and finger tighten only.
Once the chain is tensioned, you will
need to tighten bar knob.