Poulan 3450 - Manual (Page 5)

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regulations exist, you are legally
responsible for maintaining the operating
condition of these parts. Failure to do so is
a violation of the law. Refer to the SERVICE
section for maintenance of the Spark
Arrestor.
Failure to follow all Safety Rules and Precau-
tions can result in serious injury. If situations
occur which are not covered in this manual,
use care and good judgement. If you need
assistance, contact your Authorized Service
Dealer.
ASSEMBLY
The assembly tool provided with your saw
is the only tool needed for assembly. Pro-
tective gloves (not provided) should be
worn during assembly.
ATTACHING THE BAR & CHAIN
(If not already attached)
WARNING:
Recheck each assembly
step if the saw is received assembled. Al-
ways wear gloves when handling the chain.
The chain is sharp and can cut you even
when it is not moving!
S Loosen and remove the clamp nuts and
the bar clamp from the saw.
S Remove the plastic shipping spacer (if
present).
Bar
Clamp
Clamp Nuts
Assembly
Tool
Shipping
Spacer
S An adjusting pin and screw is used to ad-
just the tension of the chain. It is very im-
portant when assembling the bar, that the
pin located on the adjusting screw aligns
into a hole in the bar.
Adjustment
Screw
S
Turn the adjusting screw counterclock-
wise to move the adjusting pin almost as
far as it will go to the rear. This should al-
low the pin to be near the correct position.
Further adjustment may be necessary as
you mount the bar.
S Mount the bar as illustrated.
S Slide the bar toward the rear of the saw as
far as possible.
S
Prepare the chain by checking the proper
direction. Without following the illustration
it is easy to place the chain on the saw the
wrong direction. Use the illustration of the
chain to determine the proper direction.
Proper chain direction
Tip of Bar
S Place the chain onto the sprocket located
behind the clutch drum. Fit the chain be-
tween the teeth in the sprocket.
S Start at the top of the bar and fit chain into
groove around the guide bar.
S After chain is installed, pull bar forward
until chain is snug in the groove of the bar.
S Hold guide bar against the saw frame
making sure the adjusting pin is aligned
with the hole in the bar. Remember this
pin moves the bar forward and backward
as screw is turned. Install the bar clamp.
S
Replace the bar clamp nuts and tighten
finger tight. Once the chain is tensioned
you will need to tighten bar clamp nuts.
CHAIN TENSION (Including units with
chain already installed)
NOTE : When adjusting chain tension,
make sure the bar nuts are finger tight only.
Attempting to tension the chain when the
bar nuts are tight can cause damage.
Checking the tension:
Use the screwdriver end of the combination
screwdriver/wrench tool to move the chain
around the bar. If the chain does not rotate, it
is too tight. If too loose, the chain will sag be-
low the bar.