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Assembly – Poulan 3450 User Manual

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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.