Owner's Manual

MS 461 R
English
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Disengaging the chain brake.
N Pull the hand guarad towards the
front handle until there is an audible
click – the chain brake is
disengaged.
Fitting the chain
WARNING
Wear work gloves to protect your hands
from the sharp cutters.
N Fit the chain – start at the bar nose.
N Fit the guide bar over the studs (1) –
the cutting edges on the top of the
bar must point to the right.
N Engage the peg of the tensioner
slide in the locating hole (2) –- place
the chain over sprocket (3) at the
same time.
N Turn the tensioning
screw (4)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"
For retensioning during operation:
N Switch off the engine
N Put on protective gloves
Versions with depth limiter (special
accessory)
N Loosen adjusting screw (1)
N Push the slide (2) toward the engine
as far as it will go
N continue with "For all versions"
For all versions
N Loosen nuts
N Raise the guide bar at the nose
001BA186 KN
143BA003 KN
3
1
1
2
4
001BA187 KN
Tensioning the Chain
1
3443BA033 KN
2
1