Toro Flex-Force Power System - Adjusting the Chain Tension

AdjustingtheChain
Tension
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
Aftereachbatterydraincycle
Ensurethatthechainisproperlytensioned.
Aloosechainshortensthelifeofthedrivesprocket
andtheguidebarandmaycausethechaintofalloff.
Anovertightenedchainoverheatstheguidebarand
chain,causingrapidwear,andmayburnoutthemotor
orbreakthechain.
Thechaintensioniscorrectwhenyouareabletouse
aglovedhandtopullthechainsmoothlyaroundthe
guidebar.Thechainshouldremainincontactwith
thebottomedgeoftheguidebar.
Also,checkthechaintensionofanewchainaftera
fewcuts;anewchainusuallystretchesandrequires
adjustmentafterafewcuts.
DANGER
Contactwiththechainsawteethcancause
seriouspersonalinjury.
•Removethebatterypackbeforeadjusting
ormaintainingthechainsaw.
•Alwaysweargloveswhenadjustingor
maintainingthechainsaw.
1.Placethechainsawonalevelsurfaceand
removethebatterypack;refertoRemovingthe
BatteryPack(page17).
2.Allowthesawchaintocool.
Important:Donottensionahotchain;it
maycontractasitcools,resultinginan
overtightenedchain.
3.Inspecttheguidebarforbendsordamage,
replaceifnecessary.
4.EnsurethatthechainbrakeisintheOPERATING
position(Figure28).
5.Usingtheonboardmultitool,loosenthecaptive
nutsonthesidecover,butdonotremoveit
(Figure31).
6.Holdupthetipoftheguidebar(Figure30).
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Figure30
7.Usingtheonboardmultitool,adjustthechain
tension,andthensecurethesidecovertothe
chainsawbytighteningthecaptivenuts(Figure
31).
•Totightenthechain,turnthechain
tensioningscrewclockwise(Figure30).
•Toloosenthechain,turnthechain
tensioningscrewcounterclockwise
Adjustthechaintensionuntilthechaintouches
thebottomedgeoftheguidebar,thenpullthe
chainawayfromthebottomedgeoftheguide
bar;aproperlyadjustedchaincanonlybepulled
3.2to6.4mm(1/8to1/4inch)awayfromthe
guidebar,andsnapsbackonrelease.
Ifthechainisnotproperlytensioned,loosenthe
sidecoverandrepeatsteps5through7.
8.Useaglovedhandtopullthechainaroundthe
guidebar.Aproperlytensionedchainshould
movesmoothlyandremainincontactwiththe
bottomedgeoftheguidebar.
9.Checkthechaintensionagainandrepeatthis
procedureifnecessary.
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