Ryobi P545 Replacing Bar And Chain, Recommended Bar And Chain Combinations, See Figures 23

MAINTENANCE

REPLACING BAR AND CHAIN

See Figures 23 - 27.

WARNING:

Remove the battery pack from the chain saw and make sure the chain has stopped before you do any work on the saw. Failure to do so may result in accidental starting and possible serious injury.

WARNING:

The safety instructions in this section are to protect the user from serious personal injury.

RECOMMENDED BAR AND CHAIN COMBINATIONS

Bar Part Number - 10 in.

671256002 or 671834007

Chain Part Number

6958301 or 690583002

SPROCKET	ADJUSTING
	PIN
	BAR

CAUTION:

Always wear gloves when handling the bar and chain; these components are sharp and may contain burrs.

WARNING:

Never touch or adjust the chain while the motor is running. The saw chain is very sharp; always wear protective gloves when performing main- tenance to the chain to avoid possible serious lacerations.

WASHER

CHAIN		CHAIN
CHAIN TENSION		COVER
PIN HOLE	CHAIN	SCREW
	COVER	Fig. 23

 Remove the battery pack before you do any work on the chain saw.

 Remove the hex key from the storage area and
use it to remove the chain cover screw, washer	CHAIN DRIVE
and chain cover from the chain saw.
 Remove the bar and chain from mounting surface.	LINKS
	BAR
 Remove the old chain from the bar.
	GROOVE
 Lay out the new saw chain in a loop and	Fig. 24
straighten any kinks. The cutters should face in
the direction of chain rotation. If they face the
opposite direction, turn the loop over.
 Place the chain drive links into the bar groove.
Position the chain so there is a loop at the
back of the bar. Hold the chain in posi-
tion on the bar and place the loop around	CHAIN
the sprocket of the chain saw. Fit the bar
flush against the mounting surface so that	TENSIONING
	SCREW
the bar stud is in the long slot of the bar.
NOTE: When placing the bar on the bar stud,
assure that the adjusting pin is in the chain ten-	Fig. 25
sion pin hole.
20 - English