Ryobi P5452BTL Operation Manual - Page 20
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MAINTENANCE WARNING: Never touch or adjust the chain while the motor is running. The saw chain is very sharp; always wear protective gloves when performing maintenance to the chain to avoid possible serious lacerations. CAUTION: Always wear gloves when handling the bar and chain; these components are sharp and may contain burrs. CHAIN DRIVE LINKS BAR GROOVE Fig. 17 Remove the battery pack before you do any work on the chain saw. Remove the scrench from the storage area and use it to remove the chain cover screw, washer and chain cover from the chain saw. Remove the bar and chain from mounting surface. Remove the old chain from the bar. Lay out the new saw chain in a loop and straighten any kinks. The cutters should face in the direction of chain rotation. If they face the opposite direction, turn the loop over. Place the chain drive links into the bar groove. Position the chain so there is a loop at the back of the bar. Hold the chain in position on the bar and place the loop around the sprocket of the chain saw. Fit the bar flush against the mounting surface so that the bar stud is in the long slot of the bar. WARNING: When placing the bar on the bar studs, ensure the chain tensioning pin is in the chain tension pin hole. Failure to properly place the chain tensioning pin in the chain tension pin hole could cause the chain to come loose, resulting in serious personal injury. Replace the chain cover, washer and chain cover screw. Tighten the chain cover screw finger tight only. The bar must be free to move for tension adjustment. CHAIN TENSIONING SCREW LIFT THE TIP OF THE GUIDE BAR UP TO CHECK FOR SAG Fig. 18 Fig. 19 Remove all the slack from the chain by turning the chain tensioning screw clockwise until the chain seats snugly against the bar with the drive links in the bar groove. Lift the tip of the guide bar up to check for sag. Release the tip of the guide bar and turn the chain tensioning screw 1/2 turn clockwise. Repeat this process until sag does not exist. Hold the tip of the guide bar up and tighten the bar mounting screw securely. Chain is correctly tensioned when there is no sag on the underside of the guide bar, the chain 20 - English