Tensioning The Saw Chain (Depth Limiter Installed); Checking The Chain Tension (Depth Limiter Installed) - Stihl MS 461 R Notice D'emploi

Tensioning the saw chain
(depth limiter installed)
Shut off the engine.
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Wear work gloves to protect your
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hands.
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2
Loosen the star knob (1).
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Slide the depth limiter (2) back
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against the engine.
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Loosen the nuts (3).
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Hold the bar nose up.
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Use a screwdriver to turn the
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tensioning screw (4) clockwise until
the chain fits snugly against the
underside of the bar.
While still holding the bar nose up,
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tighten down the nuts firmly.
Go to "Checking Chain Tension".
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MS 461 R
A new chain has to be retensioned more
often than one that has been in use for
some time.
Check chain tension frequently –
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see chapter on "Operating
Instructions" in instruction manual of
basic chainsaw.
Checking the chain tension
(depth limiter installed)
Shut off the engine.
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Wear work gloves to protect your
N
hands.
1
2
Loosen the star knob (1).
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Slide the depth limiter (2) back
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against the engine.
The chain must fit snugly against
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the underside of the bar and it must
still be possible to pull the chain
along the bar by hand when the
chain brake is released.
If necessary, retension the chain.
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A new chain has to be retensioned more
often than one that has been in use for
some time.
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