4. Slide the b ar behind
clutch drum u ntil bar
stops against
clutch drum s procket.
Mount the bar
5. Prepare
the chain by checking
the proper
direction.
Without
following
the i llustration
it
is easy to place the c hain on the s aw in the
wrong direction.
Usethe
illustration
ofthe
chain todetermine
the proper
direction.
_
ip of
Bar
DIIREOTION OF ROTATION
Cutters
Depth Gauge
6.
Place the
chain
over
and behind
the
clutch, fitting the drive links in the clutch
drum sprocket.
Place chain onto the 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 in to bar groove.
9.
Pull the bar forward
until the chain
is
snug in the groove of the bar.
Ensure all
drive links are in the bar groove.
10. Hold guide
bar against
the saw frame
and instatl the chain brake.
11. Repiace the chain brake nuts and tighten
finger
tight.
Once
the
chain
is ten-
sioned, you will need to tighten chain bra-
ke nuts.
CHAIN
TENSION
(Including
units
with
chain already
installed)
NOTE:
When
adjusting
chain
tension,
make
sure the chain brake nuts are finger
tight only.
Attempting
to tension
the chain
when
the chain
brake
nuts are tight
can
cause damage.
Checking
the tension:
Use the screwdriver
end of the chain adjust-
ment toot (bar tool) to move the chain around
the bar. If the chain does net rotate, it is too
tight. Ifteo loose, the chain will sag below the
bar.
Chain Brake Nuts
Tool (Bar Tool)
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 time you
use and refuel your saw.
An adjusting
screw
(located
on the guide
bar) is used to adjust the tension of the chain
(see illustration).
• Loosen the chain brake nuts.
• Turn adjusting
screw clockwise
until chain
solidly contacts
bottom of guide bar rail.
Guide bar
g
• Using the screwdriver
end of the bar tool,
roll chain
around
guide
bar to ensure
all
links are in bar groove.
• Liftuptipofguidebartocheckforsag.
Re-
lease tip of guide bar, then turn adjusting
screw until sag does not exist.
• Tighten chain brake nuts securelywiththe
bar toot.
Chain Brake
• Use the screwdriver
end of the bar tool to
move chain around
guide bar.
• If chain
does
not rotate,
it is too tight.
Stightly loosen chain brake nuts and loos-
en chain by turning
the adjusting
screw.
Retighten
chain brake nuts.
• If chain is too toose, it will sag below the
guide bar. DO NOT operate
the saw if the
chain is loose.
_b, WARNING:
If the saw is operated
with a loose chain, the chain could jump off
the guide bar and result in serious
injury.