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•An adjusting pin and screw is used to ad- just the tension of the chain. It is very im- portant when assembling the bar, that the pin located on the adjusting screw aligns intoa hole in the bar. Turningthe screw will move the adjustment pin up and down the screw. Locate this adjustment before you
begin mounting the bar onto the saw. See illustration.
Inside view of
Chain Brake
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Adjustment located on Bar Clamp
•Turn the adjusting screw counterclock- wise to move the adjusting pin almost as far as it will go to the rear. This should allow the pin to be near the correct position. Fur-
ther adjustment may be necessary as you mount the bar.
•Mountthe baras illustrated.
Mount the Bar
•Slide guide bar behind clutch drum until guide bar stops against clutch drumn sprocket.
•Carefully remove the chain from the pack- age. Hold chain with the drive links as shown.
Tip of
Bar
DIIRECTION OF ROTATION
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Drive Links
Place chain onto the sprocket
•Placechainoverand behind clutch, fitting the drive links in the clutch drum sprocket.
•Fit bottom ofdrivelinks betweentheteeth
in the sprocket in the nose of the guide bar.
•Fit chain drive links into bar groove.
•Pull guide bar forward until chain is snug in guide bar groove. Ensure all drive links are in the bar groove.
•Now, install chain brake making sure the adjusting pin is positioned in the lower hole in the guide bar. Remember this pin moves the bar forward and backward as the screw is turned.
•Install chain brake nuts and finger tighten only. Once the chain is tensioned, you will need to tighten chain brake nuts.
CHAIN TENSION (Including units with chain already installed)
NOTE: When adjusting chain tension, make sure the bar nuts are finger tight only. Attemptingto tensionthe chain when the bar nuts are tight can cause damage.
Checking the tension:
Use the screwdriver end of the combination screwdriver/wrench tool to move the chain around the bar. If the chain does not rotate, it
is too tight. Iftoo loose, the chain will sag be- low the bar.
Guide
Bar
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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.
You can adjust the chain tension by loosening the bar clamp nuts and turning the adjusting screw 1/4 of a tum while IAing up on the bar.
•If chain is too tight, turn adjusting screw 1/4 turn counterclockwise.
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