Husqvarna 435 Operation Manual - Page 14

GENERAL SAFETY PRECAUTIONS Tension the chain as tightly as possible, but not so tight that you cannot pull it round freely by hand. 435e, 440e • Release the knob by folding it out. 435 • Loosen the bar nut that holds the clutch cover and chain brake. Use the combination spanner. Then retighten the bar nut as tightly as you can by hand. • Turn the knob anti clockwise to loosen the bar cover. • Raise the tip of the bar and stretch the chain by tightening the chain tensioning screw using the combination spanner. Tighten the chain until it does not sag from the underside of the bar. • Use the combination spanner to tighten the bar nut while holding up the tip of the bar. Check that you can pull the saw chain round freely by hand, and that there is no slack on the underside of the bar. • Adjust the tension on the chain by turning the wheel down (+) for tighter tension and up (-) to loosen the tension. The position of the chain tensioning screw on our chain saws varies from model to model. See instructions under the heading What is what? to find out where it is on your model. • Tighten the bar clutch by turning the knob clockwise. 14 - English 115 10 82-26 Rev.2 2008-06-03