Operator's Manual

8.Cleantheguidebarandchain;useawireora
smallat-headscrewdrivertoremovedirtand
debrisfromthegroovealongtheedgeofthe
guidebar,startingfromthesprocketonthefront
endandmovingrearward.
Ensurethattheoilchannelinthebarthataligns
withtheoiloutletonthepolesawiscleanso
thatoilcanowfreelytothechain(Figure20).
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Figure20
Internalsectionsoftheguidebarshown
1.Ensurethatthischannel
connectingtotheoiloutlet
isclean.
2.Ensurethatthebar
sprocketiscleanand
rotatesfreely.
9.Inspecttheguidebarandchain;ifthebar
isbent,thegroovesaredamaged,orifthe
sprocketonthefrontenddoesnotrotatefreely,
replacetheguidebar;ifthechainisexcessively
wornordamaged,replaceit.
10.Installtheguidebarandchain;refertoInstalling
theGuideBarandChain(page20).
11.Ensurethatoilisowingtothechain;referto
CheckingtheFlowofBarandChainOil(page
17).
InstallingtheGuideBarand
Chain
DANGER
Contactwiththepolesawteethcancause
seriouspersonalinjury.
•Removethebatterypackbeforeadjusting
ormaintainingthepolesaw.
•Alwaysweargloveswhenadjustingor
maintainingthepolesaw.
1.Ifthesidecoverisinstalledtothemachine,
removeit;refertoServicingtheGuideBar,
Chain,andDriveSprocket(page19).
2.Placethechainaroundthesprocketonthefront
endoftheguidebar,withthecuttingedgeof
thechainteethonthetopofthebarfacing
forwardasshowninthediagrambeneaththe
sidecoverofthepolesaw.
3.Feedthechainaroundtheguidebarandalign
thechainintothegrooveoftheguidebar.
Note:Ifyouareinstallinganewchain,ipthe
guidebartoavoidunevenwear.
4.Positiontheopenloopofthechain(notonthe
guidebar)aroundthedrivesprocketonthepole
sawandinstalltheguidebarandattachedchain
ontothepolesaw.
Important:Ensurethatthechainadjusting
studisinsertedintothechainadjustingstud
slotontheguidebar(Figure19).Youmay
needtorotatethechain-tensioningscrewto
tthestudintotheholeintheguidebar.
5.Installthesidecover,butdonotfullytightenthe
sidecoverknob.
6.Adjustthechaintension;refertoAdjustingthe
ChainT ension(page18).
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