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SAFETY OPERATION MAINTENANCESETUP
Guide Bar and Saw Chain Installation and Adjustment
TO PREVENT SERIOUS INJURY FROM ACCIDENTAL OPERATION:
Make sure that the Trigger is in the off-position and unplug the tool from its
electrical outlet before performing any procedure in this section.
Note: New Saw Chains often need to be tensioned several times during first use.
Check a new Saw Chain’s tension often when first using.
Follow the directions in the following sections for installing the Guide Bar and Saw Chain, for
checking and adjusting Saw Chain tension, and for replacing the Saw Chain when necessary.
Guide Bar/Saw Chain Installation/Replacement
Do not install a Saw Chain or Chain Guide Bar other than the size and type
provided and listed in the Specifications Chart on page 8.
1. Soak the new Saw Chain overnight in
Bar and Chain Oil (sold separately).
2. Loosen the Chain Tension Knob by turning
counterclockwise and remove the Drive Cover.
Drive
Cover
Figure B: Remove Drive Cover
3. If it is not already connected, attach the Bar
Support Plate securely using the Screw through
one of the holes in the Guide Bar.
WARNING! TO PREVENT SERIOUS INJURY:
The Bar Support Plate is critical to allow the
Guide Bar to properly tighten in place.
Guide Bar
Screw
Bar
Support
Plate
Figure C: Attach Bar Support Plate
4. Place the Saw Chain over the Guide Bar. The
cutters of the Saw Chain must face away
from the Chainsaw along the top edge of
the Guide Bar. Fit the Drive Links into the
groove around the Guide Bar. Make sure
the Bar Support Plate is facing outward.
Saw Chain
Bar Support Plate
Guide Bar
Figure D: Place Saw Chain
CUTTERS MUST FACE IN
DIRECTION OF ROTATION
Tip of
Bar
Cutter
Drivelink
Cutters Depth Gauge
Drive Links
Direction of Saw
Chain Cutters
Saw
Guide Bar
Nose
Figure E: Saw Chain Orientation
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