Stihl MS 210 - Tensioning the Saw Chain; (Side chain tensioner)

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MS 210, MS 210 C, MS 230, MS 230 C, MS 250, MS 250 C
Wear work gloves to protect your
hands from the sharp cutters!
: Fit the chain – start at the bar nose.
Pay attention to the position of the
tensioning gear and the cutting
edges.
: Turn the tensioning gear (7)
clockwise as far as stop.
: Disengage the chain brake: Pull
hand guard (9) back towards the
front handle.
: Turn the guide bar so that the
tensioning gear is facing you.
: Fit the chain over the sprocket (10).
: Fit the guide bar over the collar
screw (11), the head of the rear
collar screw must locate in the slot.
: Make sure the drive link tangs
engage the bar groove (see arrow)
and then rotate tensioning gear
counterclockwise as far as stop.
7
1
40BA004 KN
140BA005 KN
9
10
11
140BA006 KN
135BA011 KN