Toro Flex-Force Power System - Servicing the Guide Bar, Chain, and Drive Sprocket

ServicingtheGuideBar,
Chain,andDriveSprocket
Yearlyorbeforestorage
DANGER
Contactwiththechainsawteethcancause
seriouspersonalinjury.
•Removethebatterypackbeforeadjusting
ormaintainingthechainsaw.
•Alwaysweargloveswhenadjustingor
maintainingthechainsaw.
1.Placethechainsawonaatsurfaceand
removethebatterypack;refertoRemovingthe
BatteryPack(page17).
2.Removethesidecoverbylooseningthe2
captivenutsthatsecurethecover(Figure31).
Note:Thecaptivenutsdonotseparatefrom
thesidecover;loosenthemuntilthecovercan
beremoved.
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Figure31
1.Cover3.Chaintensioningscrew
2.Captivenut
4.Multitool
3.Loosenthechainbyturningthechain-tightening
screwcounterclockwise(Figure31).
4.Separatethechainfromtheguidebarandset
themaside.
5.Removetheclipanddrivesprocketfromthe
chainsaw(Figure32).
6.Cleananydebrisfromtheareaundertheside
cover.
7.Inspectthedrivesprocket;ifitisexcessively
wornordamaged,replaceit.
8.Installthedrivesprocketandclip.
9.Checktheoiloutlet(Figure32)fordebrisand
cleantheareaifnecessary.
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Figure32
1.Drivesprocket
3.Oiloutlet
2.Clip
10.Cleantheguidebarandchain;useawireora
smallat-headscrewdrivertoremovedirtand
debrisfromthegroovealongtheedgeofthe
guidebar,startingfromthesprocketonthefront
endandmovingrearward.
Ensurethattheoilchannelinthebarthataligns
withtheoiloutletonthechainsawiscleanso
thatoilcanowfreelytothechain(Figure33).
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Figure33
Internalsectionsoftheguidebarshown
1.Ensurethatthischannel
connectingtotheoiloutlet
isclean.
2.Ensurethatthebar
sprocketiscleanand
rotatesfreely.
11.Inspecttheguidebarandchain;ifthebar
isbent,thegroovesaredamaged,orifthe
sprocketonthefrontenddoesnotrotatefreely,
replacetheguidebar;ifthechainisexcessively
wornordamaged,replaceit.
12.Installtheguidebarandchain;refertoInstalling
theGuideBarandChain(page23).
13.Ensurethatoilisowingtothechain;referto
CheckingtheFlowofBarandChainOil(page
20).
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