Operator's Manual

ServicingtheGuideBar,
Chain,andDriveSprocket
Yearlyorbeforestorage
DANGER
Contactwiththepolesawteethcancauseserious
personalinjury.
•Disconnecttheplugfromthepowersourcebefore
adjustingormaintainingthepolesaw.
•Alwaysweargloveswhenadjustingormaintaining
thepolesaw.
1.Placethepolesawonaatsurfaceanddisconnecttheplug
fromthepowersource;refertoShuttingOffthePoleSaw
(page9).
2.Removethesidecover;turnthebarcoverknob
counterclockwiseuntiltheknobisremovedandthenremove
thesidecover(Figure17).
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Figure17
1.Barcoverknob6.Drivesprocket
2.Sidecover7.Guidebarstud
3.Chain8.Oiloutlet
4.Chainadjustingstudslot9.Chainadjustingstud
5.Guidebarslot
3.Loosenthechainbyturningthechain-tighteningscrew
counterclockwise(Figure16).
4.Separatethechainfromtheguidebarandsetthemaside.
5.Cleananydebrisfromtheareaunderthesidecover.
6.Inspectthedrivesprocket;ifitisexcessivelywornor
damaged,replaceit;contactyourauthorizedservicedealer.
7.Checktheoiloutlet(Figure17)fordebrisandcleanthearea
ifnecessary.
8.Cleantheguidebarandchain;useawireorasmall
at-headscrewdrivertoremovedirtanddebrisfromthe
groovealongtheedgeoftheguidebar,startingfromthe
sprocketonthefrontendandmovingrearward.
Ensurethattheoilchannelinthebarthatalignswiththeoil
outletonthepolesawiscleansothatoilcanowfreelyto
thechain(Figure18).
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Figure18
Internalsectionsoftheguidebarshown
1.Ensurethatthischannel
connectingtotheoiloutlet
isclean.
2.Ensurethatthebar
sprocketiscleanand
rotatesfreely.
9.Inspecttheguidebarandchain;ifthebarisbent,the
groovesaredamaged,orifthesprocketonthefrontend
doesnotrotatefreely,replacetheguidebar;ifthechainis
excessivelywornordamaged,replaceit.
10.Installtheguidebarandchain;refertoInstallingtheGuide
BarandChain(page14).
11.Ensurethatoilisowingtothechain;refertoCheckingthe
FlowofBarandChainOil(page11).
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