CARE AND MAINTENANCE
Assembling the New Bar and Chain
a. Remove the battery and allow the saw to
cool. Make sure the oil-tank cap (E) is snug to
prevent oil leakage.
b. Lay the new saw chain in a loop on a flat surface
and straighten any kinks. The cutters should
face in the direction of chain rotation. If they face
backwards, turn the loop over. (Fig. 8b & 8c).
c. Place the chain-drive links into the guide-bar
groove. Position the chain so there is a loop at
the back of the guide bar (Fig. 8d).
d. Place the loop around the drive sprocket of the
power head.
NOTICE: Small directional arrows are engraved
in the saw chain. Another directional arrow is
molded into the saw housing. When looping the
saw chain onto the drive sprocket, make sure
that the direction of the arrows on the saw chain
corresponds to the direction of the arrow on the
housing. If they face in opposite directions, turn
over the saw chain and guide bar assembly.
e. Place the guide bar on the mounting surface
by sliding the guide bar slot over the screw,
making sure that the housing bolt is aligned
with the hole on the side cover and the tension-
adjusting pin is inserted in the lower hole in the
tail of the bar (Fig. 8e).
f.
Replace the side cover and lightly tighten the
side-cover knob (A) by turning it clockwise, but
do not fully tighten it (Fig. 8f).
8e
Housing bolt
NOTICE: To extend the guide bar life, invert the bar occasionally.
CAUTION
• The saw chain must be properly tensioned before using.
Drive sprocket
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8c
8d
8f
Chain-drive
links
Bar groove