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Guide bar and saw chain replacement, Guide bar replacement / installation – Echo 99944200532 User Manual

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99944200532

MAINTENANCE

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1. Remove cutting attachment locator screw (A).

2. Loosen two (2) bolts (B).

3. Remove cutting attachment assembly.

4. Remove flex cable, wipe clean and apply a thin coating (15

ml) of lithium based grease.

5. Slide the flexible cable back in the drive housing. DO NOT

get dirt on the flex cable.

6. Install and secure cutting attachment assembly.

Guide Bar and Saw Chain Replacement

Never try to replace or adjust guide bar and saw chain with engine running. Always disconnect
spark plug wire before servicing guide bar and saw chain. This saw chain is VERY sharp, wear heavy
gloves to protect your hands when handling it. Wear eye protection meeting CE or ANSI
specification Z87.1.

Guide Bar Replacement / Installation

Level 2.

1. Remove two (2) guide bar nuts (A) and sprocket cover screw

(B), and turn saw chain tension adjustment screw (C)
counterclockwise to release tension.

2. Remove guide bar cover (D).

3. Remove guide bar and saw chain from gear case and

sprocket.

4. Remove chain from guide bar and check guide bar for

damage and excessive or uneven wear. Replace guide bar
if necessary

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