23 – English
Replacethechaincoverandbarmountingnuts.
Finger-tighten the bar mounting nuts. The bar
mustbefreetomovefortensionadjustment.
Removeallslackfromthechainbyturningthe
chain tensioning screw clockwise until the chain
seatssnuglyagainstthebarwiththedrivelinks
inthebargroove.
Liftthetipoftheguidebaruptocheckforsag.
Hold the tip of the guide bar up and tighten
the bar mounting nuts securely.
The chain is correctly tensioned when there is no
sag on the underside of the guide bar, the chain is
snug, but it can be turned by hand without binding.
NOTE: If chain is too tight, it will not rotate. Loos-
en the bar nuts slightly and turn the tension adjust-
er1/4turncounterclockwise.Liftthetipofthe
guidebarupandretightenthebarnutssecurely.
Ensure that the chain will rotate without binding.
ADJUSTING THE CHAIN TENSION
See Figures 30 - 32.
WARNING:
Stop the motor, wait for all moving parts to
stop,andremovethebatterypack.Nevertouch
or adjust the chain while the engine is running.
Thesawchainisverysharp.Alwayswearpro-
tectivegloveswhenperformingmaintenance
on the chain. Failure to follow these instructions
canresultinseriouspersonalinjury.
WARNING:
Stopthemotorandremovethebatterypack.
Nevertouchoradjustthechainwhilethemotor
isrunning.Thesawchainisverysharp.Always
wearprotectivegloveswhenperformingmain-
tenance on the chain. Failure to follow these in-
structionscanresultinseriouspersonalinjury.
Properchaintensioniscriticaltotheperformance
ofyourchainsaw.Alwayscheckchaintension
before usingthe saw and periodically until the
workiscomplete.
Acoldchainiscorrectlytensionedwhenthereis
no slack on the underside of the guide bar. The
chain should be snug, but still able to be turned
by hand without binding.
MAINTENANCE
CHAIN
TENSIONING
SCREW
BAR MOUNTING
NUTS
LIFT THE TIP OF THE GUIDE BAR UP TO CHECK
FOR SAG
APPROX. .050 in.
FLATS ON TIE STRAPS
≈ 0.050 in.
FIG. 29
FIG. 30
FIG. 31
FIG. 32