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PREPARATION FOR USE
Bar hole
Clutch cover
Adjusting screw
NOTE
Ensure that the chain is installed with the cutters
directed forward on the top of the bar.
CAUTION
• All adjustment, should be made cold.
• Always wear gloves when working on chain.
Proper tension
Improper tension
MOUNTING GUIDE BAR AND
CHAIN
• Unscrew two nuts and remove clutch cover.
• Install the spiked bumper on the front of
machine. (Use two bolts 5×12)
• Mount bar and slide toward clutch to make saw
chain installation easier.
• Install saw chain as shown.
(Ensure cutters are pointing in the right direction)
• Install the clutch cover tighten nuts finger tight.
Ensure that chain tension adjuster fits into bar
hole.
Two bolts 5×12
Spiked bumper
ADJUSTMENT, CHAIN TENSION
• Hold the bar nose up and turn the adjuster
clockwise until the chain fits snugly against the
underside of the bar.
• Tighten both nuts with the bar nose held up.
• Start the engine and run at low speed.
Stop and readjust if necessary.
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