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ASSEMBLY
Protective gloves (not provided) should be
worn durin g assembly.
ATTACHING THE BAR & CHAIN (If
not already attached)
WARNING: If receive d assem ble d,
repeat all steps to ensure your saw is properly
assembled and al l fasteners are secure. Al-
ways wear gloves when handling t he chain.
The chain is sharp and can cut you even when
it is not m oving!
1. Move ON/STOP s witc h to the STOP
position.
2. Loosen and remove bar knob complete-
ly by lifting lever and turning counter-
clockwise.
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 the pack-
age. Hold chain with the drive links as
shown.
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 t he 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 guidebarforward untilchain issnug
in guide bar groove. Ensure all drive
links are in the bar groove.
10. Install clutch cover. Be sure adjusting
pin is in the adjusting pin hole in the
guide bar .
CAUTION: It is very important when instal-
ling t he clutch cover that the adjusting pin
aligns into the adjusting pin hole i n the bar . Fail-
ure to install the clutch cover correctly m ay re-
sult in permanent dam age to your chain saw .
Back
view of
clutch
cover
Adjusting pin
11. Install bar knob and finger tighten only.
Once the chain is tensioned, you will
need to tighten bar knob.
CHAIN TENSION (Including units
with chain already installed)
WARNING: W ear protective gloves
when handling chain. The chain is sharp and
can cut you even when it is not moving.
NOTE: When adjusting chain tension,
make sure the bar knob is finger tight only.
Attempting totensionthe chainwhen thebar
knob is tight can cause damage.