MS 720
English
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Removing the chain sprocket cover
N Unscrew the nuts and take off the
chain sprocket cover.
N Turn the screw (1)
counterclockwise until the
tensioning nut (2) butts against the
left end of the housing slot.
Mounting the guide bar
N Fit the guide bar over the studs (3).
N Engage the peg of the tensioner
slide in the hole (4).
Fitting the chain
WARNING
Wear work gloves to protect your hands
from the sharp cutters.
N Fit chain around the sprocket (5)
and over the guide bar – cutting
edges on top of bar must point to
bar nose.
N Turn the tensioning screw (1)
clockwise until there is very little
chain sag on the underside of the
bar – and the drive link tangs are
engaged in the bar groove.
N Refit the sprocket cover and screw
on the nuts only fingertight.
N Go to chapter on "Tensioning the
Saw Chain"
Mounting the Bar and Chain