ASSEMBLY
Fitting the bar and chain
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Check that the chain brake is in disengaged position by moving the front hand guard towards the front handle.
Loosen the chain tensioner wheel and remove the clutch cover (chain brake). Remove the transport guard.
Fit the bar over the bar bolts. Place the bar in its rearmost position. Place the chain over the drive sprocket locate it in the groove on the bar. Begin on the top edge of the bar.
Make sure that the edges of the cutting links are facing forward on the top edge of the bar.
Fit the clutch cover and locate the chain adjuster pin in the hole in the bar. Check that the drive links of the chain fit correctly over the drive sprocket and that the chain is correctly located in the groove in the bar.
Tension the chain by turning the wheel down (+). The chain should be tensioned until it does not sag from the underside of the bar.
The chain is correctly tensioned when it does not sag from the underside of the bar, but can still be turned easily by hand. Hold up the bar tip and tighten the bar knob by turning the knob clockwise.
When fitting a new chain, the chain tension has to be checked frequently until the chain is
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