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1. Loosenandremovebarknobcompletely
by lifting lever a nd turningcounterclock-
wise.
LOOSEN
2. Removeclutch cover.Removetheplas-
tic shipping spacer (if present).
3. Slide guide bar on bar bolts until guide
bar stops against clutch drum sprocket.
4. Carefully remove the chain from the pack-
age. Hold chain with the drive links as
sho wn .
CUTTERS MUST FACE IN
DIIRECTION OF ROT ATION
Tip of
Bar
Cutters
Depth Gauge
Drive Links
5. Place chain over and behind clutch re-
tainer, fitting the drive links in the clutch
drumsprocket.
6. Fit bottom of drive links between the
teeth in the sprocket in the nose of the
guide bar.
7. Fit chain drive links into bar groove.
8. Pull guidebarforwarduntilchain issnug
inguidebargroove.Ensurealldrivelinks
are in the bar groove.
9. Installclutch cover.Be sureadjustingpinis
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 intotheadjusting pinholein t hebar.Fail-
ure to install the clutch cover correctly may re-
sult in permanent damage to your chain saw.
Back
view of
clutch
cover
Adjusting pin
10. Install bar knob and finger tighten only.
Do not tighten any further at this point.
Once the chain is tensioned, you will
need to tighten the bar knob.
CHAIN TENSION (Including units with
chain already installed)
NOTE: When adjusting chain tension,
make sure the barknob isloosened 1½ -- 2
turns. Attempting totension thechain when
the bar knob is tight can cause damage.
Checking the tension:
Usea screwdriverto m ove chain aroundguide
bar . Ifthe chain d oes not rotate, it is too tight. If
too loose, the chain will sag below the bar.
Adjusting
wheel
Bar knob
Screwdriver
Guide bar
Adjusting the tension:
Chain tension is very important. Chain
stretches during use. This is especially true
during the first few times you use your saw.
Always check chain tension each t im e
before you start the chain saw.
1. Lift lever on bar knob and turn counter-
clo ckwise 1 ½ -- 2 turns to loosen clutch
cove r.
LOOSEN
2. Turn adjusting wheel (downward direc-
tion) to tension chain until chain solidly
contacts bottom of guide bar rail. Lift tip
of guide bar while adjusting tension.