GUIDE BAR AND SAW CHAIN REPLACEMENT
Guide Bar Replacement / Installation
1. Loosen two (2) 10 mm (13/32 in.) guide bar nuts (C) and relieve saw
chain tension turning screw (J) counter clockwise.
2. Remove sprocket cover.
3. Free saw chain from sprocket and remove from guide bar. If guide
bar is okay proceed to saw chain installation.
4. Slide guide bar forward and remove from cutting attachment.
Install new guide bar sliding it onto the cutting attachment as far
as possible.
5. Turn saw chain adjustment screw until adjusting pin (K) fits into
round hole in guide bar.
Saw Chain Installation
6. Install new saw chain onto guide bar. Make sure cutting links are
faced toward the nose of the guide bar.
7. Engage saw chain with sprocket.
8. Replace sprocket cover and guide bar nuts.
To Adjust Saw Chain Tension.
9.
Turn saw chain tensioner screw (J) (located next to guide bar)
clockwise to tighten saw chain on guide bar. Turning screw
counter clockwise will loosen saw chain on guide bar.
10. Tighten guide bar nuts (C) firmly. Move saw chain backwards on
guide bar by hand. Saw chain should move freely on guide bar if
it is in proper mesh with sprocket.
Keep the saw chain lubricated and properly adjusted and the guide
bar nuts tightened firmly at all times. If saw chain is difficult to rotate
or binds on guide bar, it is too tight.
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