Maintaining The Guide Bar; Replacing A Worn Guide Bar - Oregon CS1200-091 Manuel D'instructions Original

Maintaining the Guide Bar

CAUTION: The guide bar can be hot
after cutting. Wear gloves to avoid burns.
To even bar wear and maximise bar life, flip the
bar occasionally
Wear gloves
• Unplug the chainsaw
• Loosen the side cover release knob slightly,
but do not remove the side cover
• Loosen the chain tensioning dial as far as it
will go
• Loosen the side cover release knob and
remove the side cover
• Remove the bar and chain and inspect for
damage and wear
• Flip the bar (Fig 29)
FIG. 29
• Place the guide bar on the bar pad by sliding
the bar slot over the alignment flange, with
the mounting stud inserted through the slot in
the guide bar Align the lower tensioning hole
on guide bar to seat on the tensioning stud
(Fig 30)
FIG. 30
BAR PAD
ALIGNMENT FLANGE
MOUNTING STUD
• Replace the saw chain as described in
"Replacing a Worn Saw Chain"
• Tension the chain as described in "Tensioning
the Saw Chain"
Chainsaw Model CS1200-091
Maintenance and Cleaning

Replacing a Worn Guide Bar

WARNING: The edges of a worn guide
bar, particularly the edges of the groove
where the chain touches the bar, can be
extremely sharp. Use appropriate hand
protection.
When the guide bar becomes cracked or has
excessive wear around the edges, particularly
in the groove where the saw chain touches
the bar, it must be replaced Also, if the nose
sprocket is worn, has teeth missing or does not
turn smoothly, the bar must be replaced
Wear gloves
• Unplug the chainsaw
• Loosen the side cover release knob slightly,
but do not remove the side cover
• Loosen the chain tensioning dial as far as it
will go
• Loosen the side cover release knob and
remove the side cover
• Remove the bar and chain
• Replace the guide bar as described in
"Maintaining the Guide Bar"
• Replace the chain as described in "Replacing a
Worn Saw Chain"
• Tension the chain as described in "Tensioning
the Saw Chain"
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