MasterCraft 100524-01 - Manuel (Page 11)

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Figure 16 - Assembling Guide Bar, Chain, and Hand Guard
Adjusting
Block
Adjusting
Screw
Sprocket
Support
Adjusting
Plate
Figure 17 - Part Locations for Assembling Guide Bar
Drive
Sprocket
Guide Bar
Bolts
Saw
Chain
Guide
Bar
Adjusting
Hole
Guide Bar
Nuts
Cutting
Edge
Towards
Guide
Bar Nose
Sprocket
Support
REPLACING GUIDE BAR / SAW
CHAIN
1. Lay new saw chain out flat.
2. Remove sprocket cover.
3. Remove guide bar nuts from guide bar bolts (see Figure 16).
4. Turn adjusting screw counterclockwise (see Figure 17).
Continue to turn adjusting screw until adjusting block is to
rear of adjusting plate.
5. Remove old guide bar/saw chain.
6. Install new guide bar onto saw body. Place rear of guide
bar between adjusting plate and sprocket support.
IMPORTANT: Make sure to insert adjusting block into
oval adjusting hole on guide bar.
7. Attach guide bar nuts to guide bar bolts.
IMPORTANT: Tighten guide bar nuts finger tight only. Make
sure adjusting block is in oval adjusting hole on guide bar.
8. Place chain around drive sprocket, then along top groove
of guide bar and around guide bar nose.
Note : Make sure cutting edges of chain are facing the
right direction. Position chain so cutting edges on top of
guide bar face guide bar nose (see Figure 17).
!
WARNING ICON G 001
CAUTION
Do not place chain on saw backwards. If chain is
backwards, saw will vibrate badly and will not cut.
9. Adjust saw chain tension. Follow steps under Saw
Chain Tension Adjustment, page 10.
10. Replace sprocket cover.