Homelite EL16B owner manual Assembly, Important Do not clamp chain saw in vise during assembly

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HOMELITE EL18B

ELECTRIC CHAINSAW

ASSEMBLY

WARNING: Cutting edges on chain are sharp. Use protective gloves when handling chain.

Cutting

Edge

Towards Guide

Bar Nose

Saw

Chain

IMPORTANT: Do not clamp chain saw in vise during assembly.

1.	Lay chain out ﬂat.
2.	Remove guide bar nuts from guide bar
	bolts (see Figure 3).
3.	Turn adjusting screw counterclockwise
	(see Figure 4). Continue to turn adjust-
	ing screw until adjusting block is to rear
	of adjusting plate.
4.	Install guide bar onto saw body. Place
	rear of guide bar between adjusting
	plate and sprocket support.
	IMPORTANT: Make sure to insert ad-
	justing block into oval adjusting hole
	on guide bar.
5.	Attach guide bar nuts to guide bar bolts.

Drive

Sprocket

Sprocket

Support

Guide Bar

Bolts

Guide

Bar

Adjusting

Hole

Guide Bar

Nuts

IMPORTANT: Tighten guide bar nuts

ﬁnger tight only. Make sure adjusting

block is in oval adjusting hole on guide

bar.

6. Place chain around drive sprocket, then

along top groove of guide bar and

around guide bar nose. Note: Make

sure cutting edges of chain are facing

the right direction. Position chain so

cutting edges on top of guide bar face

guide bar nose (see Figure 3).

CAUTION: Do not place chain on saw backwards. If chain is backwards, saw will vibrate badly and will not cut.

7.Adjust saw chain tension. Follow steps under Saw Chain Tension Adjustment, page 7.

Figure 3 - Assembling Guide Bar, Chain, and Hand Guard

Sprocket

Support

Adjusting	Adjusting
Block	Plate

Adjusting

Screw

Figure 4 - Part Locations for Assembling Guide Bar

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Contents EL16B Electric Chainsaw Safety Information Before Operating Chain SAWChain SAW Operation Pushback and PULL-IN Saw Maintenance and Kickback SafetyKickback Cause Of KickbackMaintenance and Storage of Chain SAW UnpackingProduct Identification Chain SAW Names and Terms Assembly Important Do not clamp chain saw in vise during assemblySAW Chain Tension Adjustment Filling OIL TankOiling Chain Operating Chain SAWExtension Cords Cutting with the Chain SAWBefore Felling a Tree Felling ProcedureFelling a Tree Cutting Down Felling NotchEntire Length Of Log On Ground Limbing a TreeBucking a LOG Log Supported On One EndLog Supported On Both Ends Trimming a Tree PruningNormal Guide Bar Maintenance Cleaning and MaintenanceCleaning SAW Body Care of Guide BARSharpening Your Homelite Dual Raker SAW Chain Sharpening CuttersItems Needed to Sharpen Chain Filing Cutter Depth Gauges Replacement PartsStorage Replacing Saw ChainTroubleshooting Observed Fault Possible Cause RemedySymbol Definitions Canadian OfficesEL16B Scie Électrique Première Édition Pièce NuméroAvant D’UTILISER LA Tronçonneuse Informations Concernant LA SécuritéAvertissements Utilisation DE LA TronçonneuseRecul Cause du reculVement ou de la chute de bois DÉ Ballage Poussé E ET TractionEntretien ET Remisage DE LA Tronç Onneuse Entretien de la tronç onneuse et protection contre le reculNomenclature DES Pièces Vocabulaire DE LA Tronç OnneuseCran de protection avant de la main Assemblage La force des doigts seulement. VeillerRéglage DE LA Tension DE LA Chaîne Remplissage DU Réservoir D’HUILELubrification DE LA Chaîne Utilisation DE LA TronçonneuseProlongateurs DE Cordon Sciage Avec LA Tronç OnneuseFrein DE Chaîne Abattage D’UN ArbreAvant d’abattre un arbre Sifflet d’abattage Procé Dure D’ABATTAGEBranchage Trait d’abattageLa bille est soutenue à une extré mité Tronç Onnage D’UNE BilleToute la bille repose au sol La bille est soutenue aux deux extré mité sEntretien DE LA LAME- Guide Nettoyage ET EntretienNettoyage DU Carter DE Tronç Onneuse Taille D’UN Arbre É lagageOutils né cessaires pour affû ter la chaîne Affû Tage Homelite Dual Raker DE LA ChaîneEntretien normal de la lame- guide Affû tage des taillantsPièces DE Rechange Remplacement de la chaîneRemisage Limage des limiteurs de profondeur des taillantsDépannage DÉ Faillance Observé E Cause Possible RemèdeDÉ Finitions DES Symboles Bureaux Canadiens