Inside view of clutch cover

Adjustment located on clutch cover

4.Turn the adjusting screw by hand coun- terclockwise until the adjusting pin just touches the stop. This should allow the pin to be near the correct position.

5.Slide guide bar on bar bolts until guide bar stops against clutch drum sprocket.

Bar bolts

Guide bar

6.Carefully remove the chain from the pack- age. Hold chain with the drive links as shown.

Tip of

Bar

CUTTERS MUST FACE IN

DIIRECTION OF ROTATION

Cutters

Depth Gauge

Drive Links

7.Place chain over and behind clutch re- tainer, fitting the drive links in the clutch drum sprocket.

8.Fit bottom of drive links between the teeth in the sprocket in the nose of the guide bar.

9.Fit chain drive links into bar groove.

10.Pull guide bar forward until chain is snug in guide bar groove. Ensure all drive links are in the bar groove.

11.Now, install clutch cover making sure the adjusting pin is positioned in the low- er hole in the guide bar. Remember this pin moves the bar forward and back- ward as the screw is turned.

Clutch

Cover

Adjusting Pin Lower

Hole

Guide Bar

12.Install bar nuts and finger tighten only. Once the chain is tensioned, you will need to tighten bar nuts.

CHAIN TENSION

(Including units with chain already installed)

WARNING: Wear protective gloves when handling chain. The chain is sharp and can cut you even when it is not moving.

NOTE: When adjusting chain tension, make sure the chain brake nuts are finger tight only. Attempting to tension the chain when the chain brake nuts are tight can cause damage.

Checking the tension:

Use the screwdriver end of the chain adjust- ment tool (bar tool) to move chain around guide bar. If the chain does not rotate, it is too tight. If the chain is too loose, it will sag below the bar.

Guide

Bar

Chain Adjustmen

Bar Nuts Adjusting Tool

Screw (Bar Tool)

Adjusting the tension:

Chain tension is very important. Chains stretch 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.

1.Loosen bar nuts until they are finger tight against the clutch cover.

2.Turn adjusting screw clockwise until chain solidly contacts bottom of guide bar rail.

Adjusting

Screw

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PPB3416AV, PPB3416, PPB4218 specifications

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