Stihl MS 181 Instruction Manual - Page 30

Mounting the Bar and Chain, side chain tensioner

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001BA187 KN English Mounting the Bar and Chain (side chain tensioner) Removing the chain sprocket cover Disengage the chain brake. 3 11 24 001BA186 KN N Unscrew the nut and remove the chain sprocket cover. 1 2 N Turn the screw (1) counterclockwise until the tensioner slide (2) butts against the left end of the housing slot. 001BA185 KN 533BA001 KN N Pull the hand guard towards the front handle until there is an audible click - the chain brake is disengaged. Fitting the chain WARNING Wear work gloves to protect your hands from the sharp cutters. N Fit the chain - start at the bar nose. 143BA003 KN N Fit the guide bar over the studs (1) - the cutting edges on the top of the bar must point to the right. N Engage the peg of the tensioner slide in the locating hole (2) -- place the chain over the sprocket (3) at the same time. N Turn the tensioning screw (4) clockwise until there is very little chain sag on the underside of the bar - and the drive link tangs are engaged in the bar groove. N Refit the sprocket cover and screw on the nut only fingertight. N Go to chapter on "Tensioning the Saw Chain" 28 MS 171, MS 181, MS 181 C, MS 211, MS 211 C

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MS 171, MS 181, MS 181 C, MS 211, MS 211 C
English
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Removing the chain sprocket cover
N
Unscrew the nut and remove the
chain sprocket cover.
N
Turn the screw (1)
counterclockwise until the tensioner
slide (2) butts against the left end of
the housing slot.
Disengage the chain brake.
N
Pull the hand guard towards the
front handle until there is an audible
click – the chain brake is
disengaged.
Fitting the chain
WARNING
Wear work gloves to protect your hands
from the sharp cutters.
N
Fit the chain – start at the bar nose.
N
Fit the guide bar over the studs
(1) –
the cutting edges on the top of the
bar must point to the right.
N
Engage the peg of the tensioner
slide in the locating hole
(2) –- place
the chain over the sprocket (3) at
the same time.
N
Turn the tensioning screw (4)
clockwise until there is very little
chain sag on the underside of the
bar – and the drive link tangs are
engaged in the bar groove.
N
Refit the sprocket cover and screw
on the nut only fingertight.
N
Go to chapter on "Tensioning the
Saw Chain"
Mounting the Bar and Chain
(side chain tensioner)
533BA001 KN
1
2
001BA185 KN
001BA186 KN
143BA003 KN
3
1
1
2
4
001BA187 KN