Echo CS-550P Serial C10712001001 - C10712999999 - Manual (Page 12)

10 CS-550P
PREPARATION FOR USE
WARNING
Saw chain is sharp! Always wear gloves
when handling assembly, otherwise serious
personal injury may result.
GUIDE BAR AND SAW CHAIN
INSTALLATION/REMOVAL
1. Remove spark plug lead. (See page 25)
2. Remove two clutch cover nuts and remove clutch
cover.
3. Remove bar and saw chain if necessary. See
“Maintenance and Care” section for guide bar/
saw chain maintenance procedures.
4. Unlock the chain brake, and mount guide bar on
studs and slide toward clutch to make saw chain
installation easier. Install chain with cutters on
top of guide bar facing foward.
5. Install the clutch cover over the guide bar studs.
Ensure chain tension adjuster pin fits into the
guide bar adjuster hole. Tighten clutch cover nuts
finger tight.
Spiked bumper
Clutch cover
Brake lever
(Front hand guard)
Two nuts
Clutch
Nuts
Guide bar adjuster hole
Clutch cover
Guide bar studs
Unlock chain brake