Instruction Manual

8.4 Fitting the chain
WARNING
Wear work gloves to protect your hands from the
sharp cutters.
1
181BA012 KN
► Fit the chain – start at the bar nose. Pay atten‐
tion to the position of the tensioning gear and
the cutting edges.
► Turn the tensioning gear (1) clockwise as far
as stop.
► Turn the guide bar so that the tensioning gear
is facing you.
2
3
181BA013 KN
► Fit the chain over the sprocket (2).
► Push the guide bar over the bar stud (3), the
head of the rear bar stud must engage the
slot.
9931BA020 KN
► Make sure the drive link tangs engage the bar
groove (arrow) and then rotate the tensioning
gear counterclockwise as far as stop.
9931BA021 KN
► Place the chain sprocket cover in position and
engage the guide lugs in the recesses in the
handle housing.
4
9931BA022 KN
5
When fitting the chain sprocket cover, check that
the teeth of the tensioning gear and adjusting
wheel mesh properly.
► If necessary, turn the adjusting wheel (4)
slightly until the sprocket cover can be pushed
flush against the handle housing.
► Pull the hinged handle (5) out until it engages
in the upright position.
► Fit the wingnut and tighten it moderately –
finally tighten the wingnut by hand only after
tensioning the saw chain.
► Go to chapter on "Tensioning the Saw Chain"
English 8 Mounting the Bar and Chain (quick chain tensioner)
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