Homelite EL16, EL12 owner manual Assembly, Edge

HOMELITE EL12 AND EL16

ELECTRIC CHAINSAW

ASSEMBLY

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

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

The plastic hardware bag should include:

•two guide bar bolts

•two guide bar nuts

•one Phillips-head tapping screw

1.Lay chain out flat.

2.Install front hand guard onto saw body. Do this by pressing two mounting stand-outs on hand guard into hex- shaped holes in saw body (see Figure 3).

3Insert tapping screw through hand guard and into saw handle. Tighten screw firmly.

4.Turn adjusting screw counterclockwise (see Figure 4). Continue to turn adjust- ing screw until adjusting block is to rear of adjusting plate.

5.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.

6.Line up holes on sprocket support with center slot on guide bar and holes in saw body.

7.Insert guide bar bolts through front hand guard, saw body, center slot of guide bar, and sprocket support. Attach guide bar nuts to guide bar bolts. IMPORTANT: Tighten guide bar nuts finger tight only. Make sure adjusting block is in oval adjusting hole on guide bar.

8.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).

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

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

Tapping	Front Hand
Screw	Guard
	Towards	Cutting
	Guide	Edge
	Bar Nose
		Cutting	Saw
Guide Bar		Edge	Chain
Bolts
		Drive
		Sprocket
Mounting
Stand-Outs

Guide

Bar

Adjusting

Hole

Guide Bar

Nuts

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

Adjusting	Adjusting
Block	Plate

Adjusting

Screw

Sprocket

Support

Figure 4 - Part Locations For Assembling Guide Bar

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