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Handles: Front (6) and rear (1) handles should
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not have cracks or other damage. They should
be clean and dry.
Front Hand-Guard (5): The front hand-guard
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should be free of damage and able to move eas-
ily back and forth. When moved, the front hand-
guard should activate the chain brake.
Chain Bar (10): The bar should be straight and
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free of chips, cracks or excessive wear.
Saw Chain (11): The chain should be properly
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tensioned and sharp and all components free
of cracks, chips, broken teeth or excessive wear.
Side Cover (7): The side cover should be free
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of cracks or other damage. It should fit tightly
to the saw body with no warping. Make sure the
chain catcher is free of cracks.
Chain Brake (5): Test the chain brake to make
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sure it is functioning properly. See "Testing the
Chain Brake" under "General Operation."
Oil Level (19): Make sure the oil reservoir is full
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before use.
Motor Housing: Check for cracks in the cover
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and debris in the air intake vents.
Periodically inspect these parts:
Drive Sprocket (15): Look for deep grooves,
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broken teeth or burrs.
Chain Tensioning Ring (9): Inspect the ring
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for cracks, chips, loose screw, warping or other
damage.
Bar-Mounting Area Underneath Side Cover
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(D2): Make sure the bar mounting stud is not
bent, stripped or cross-threaded and that the
bar pad and alignment flange are free of debris
and intact.
CLEANING
CAUTION: When cleaning the chainsaw pow-
erhead, do not immerse in water or other liq-
uids.
Wear gloves.
Unplug the chainsaw.
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Remove wood chips and other debris from the
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motor housing and the vents.
Always clean out wood chips, saw dust and dirt
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from the bar groove when replacing the chain.
Make sure the cord and plug are dry before con-
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necting to an outlet.
TENSIONING THE SAW CHAIN
Tension the chain as described in "Tensioning the
Saw Chain" in the "Preparing for Use" section of
the manual.
REPLACING A WORN SAW CHAIN
When the saw chain becomes cracked or has bro-
ken teeth, is stretched to the point that it cannot
be kept at proper tension or simply cannot be
sharpened, it must be replaced.
Wear gloves.
Unplug the chainsaw.
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Loosen the side cover release knob (8) slightly,
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but do not remove the side cover (7).
Loosen the chain tensioning ring (9) (turn it anti-
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clockwise) as far as it will go.
Loosen the side cover release knob (8) and re-
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move the side cover (7).
Remove the saw chain (11).
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Loop the new saw chain onto the drive sprocket
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(15) so that the cutting edges of the teeth along
the top of the bar face away (Ε) from the pow-
erhead.
Feed the chain into the groove of the bar and
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slide the bar away from the motor to remove
slack from the chain.
Install the side cover (7), making sure the chain
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catcher and side cover tab are seated in their
proper locations, then lightly tighten the side
cover release knob (8).
Tension the chain as described in "Tensioning
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the Saw Chain"
MAINTAINING THE CHAIN BAR
CAUTION: The chain bar can be hot after cut-
ting. Wear gloves to avoid burns.
To even bar wear and maximize bar life, flip the
bar occasionally.
Wear gloves.
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Unplug the chainsaw.
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Loosen the side cover release knob (8) slightly,
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but do not remove the side cover (7).
Loosen the chain tensioning ring (9) (turn it anti-
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clockwise) as far as it will go.
Loosen the side cover release knob (8) and re-
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move the side cover (7).
Remove the bar (10) and chain (11) and inspect
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for damage and wear.
Remove the screw from the back side of the
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chain tensioning gear (21), (D1) and remove the
chain tensioning gear from the chain bar.
Flip the bar (D3).
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There is a rubber washer (D2) that is important
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to the function of the saw. The rubber washer
must be in place around the pin on the tensioner
before the tensioner is screwed onto the bar.
Place the chain tensioning gear (21) on the side
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of the chain bar (10) facing you such that the
rectangular piece does not protrude past the
edges of the chain bar (10) and replace the screw.
Place the chain bar (10) on the bar pad by sliding
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the bar slot over the guide fin for chain bar (18).
Replace the saw chain as described in "Replac-
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ing a Worn Saw Chain".
Tension the chain as described in "Tensioning
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the Saw Chain"
REPLACING A WORN CHAIN BAR
WARNING: The edges of a worn chain bar,
particularly the edges of the groove where
the chain touches the bar, can be extremely
sharp. Use appropriate hand protection.
When the chain bar becomes cracked or has ex-
cessive 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 smooth-
ly, the bar must be replaced.
Wear gloves.
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