Stihl MS 280 C - Page 31

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MS 280 C
: Pull the hand guard (6) back toward
the front handle.
Wear work gloves to protect your
hands from the sharp cutters.
: Fit the chain – start at the bar nose.
: Fit the guide bar over the studs (7) –
cutting edges on top of bar must
point to right – and engage the
peg of the tensioner slide in locating
hole (8) –- place the chain over
sprocket (9) at the same time.
: Press down the throttle trigger
interlock to release the chain brake.
: Now turn tensioning screw (10)
clockwise until there is very little
chain sag on the underside of the
bar –- and the drive link tangs are
located in the bar groove.
: Refit the sprocket cover –
and screw on the nuts only finger-
tight.
: Go to “Tensioning the Saw Chain”.
: Pull out the hinged handle (1) so
that it snaps into position.
: Turn the wingnut (2) counterclock-
wise until it hangs loose in the
sprocket cover (3).
: Remove the sprocket cover.
001BA108 KN
6
143BA003 KN
9
7
7
8
10
001BA109 KN
Mounting the Bar and Chain
(Quick Chain Tensioner)
2
1
133BA026 KN
3