TO REPLACE CHAIN:
1.Move ON/OFF switch to the OFF position and disconnect spark plug.
2.Remove bar clamp nut.
3.Remove bar clamp.
4.Turn adjusting screw by hand counter- clockwise until adjusting pin just touches the stop.
5.Slide guide bar behind sprocket until guide bar stops against sprocket.
6.Remove the old chain.
7.Carefully remove new chain from pack- age. Hold chain with the drive links as shown.
Cutter
Tip of
Bar
Drivelink
CUTTERS MUST FACE IN
DIRECTION OF ROTATION
Cutters | Depth Gauge |
|
Drive Links
Lower
Hole
Adjusting Pin
Guide Bar
13.Install bar clamp nut and finger tighten only. Do not tighten any further at this point. Proceed to the CHAIN ADJUST- MENT section.
CHAIN ADJUSTMENT
See CHECK CHAIN TENSION in MAINTE- NANCE section.
REPLACING THE LINE
1.Remove spool by firmly pulling on tap button.
2.Clean entire surface of hub and spool.
3.Replace with a
WARNING: Never use wire, rope, string, etc., which can break off and become a dangerous missile.
4.Insert ends of the lines about 1/2 inch (1 cm) into the small holes on the inside of spool.
Spool
Small
Holes
Line exit holes | Line in Notch |
8.Place chain over sprocket, fitting the drive links in the sprocket.
9.Fit bottom of drive links between the teeth in the sprocket in the nose of the guide bar.
10.Fit chain drive links into bar groove.
11.Pull guide bar forward until chain is snug in guide bar groove. Ensure all drive links are in the bar groove.
12.Now, install bar clamp making sure the adjusting pin is positioned in the lower hole in the guide bar.
Hub | Line in Notch |
5.Wind the line evenly and tightly onto the spool. Wind in the direction of the arrows found on the spool.
6.Push the lines into the notches, leaving 3 to 5 inches (7
7.Insert the lines into the the exit holes in the hub as shown in the illustration.
8.Align the notches with the line exit holes.
9.Push spool into hub until it snaps into place.
10.Pull the lines extending outside of the hub to release the lines from the notches.
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