Makita UC010G Instruction Manual page 12

Installing the saw chain
To install the saw chain, perform the following steps:
1. Release the chain brake by pulling the front hand
guard.
2.
Loosen the chain adjusting screw, then the retain-
ing nuts.
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Fig.9
► 1 . Chain adjusting screw 2. Retaining nut
3. Sprocket cover
3. Remove the sprocket cover.
4.
Check the direction of the saw chain. Match the
direction of the saw chain with that of the mark on the
chain saw body.
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Fig.10
► 1 . Mark on chain saw body
5. Fit one end of the saw chain on the top of the
guide bar.
6. Fit the other end of the saw chain around the
sprocket, then attach the guide bar to the chain saw
body, aligning the hole on the guide bar with the pin on
the chain saw body.
Fig.11
► 1 . Sprocket 2. Hole
7. Place the sprocket cover on the chain saw body
so that the bolts on the chain saw body are positioned in
the holes on the sprocket cover.
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Fig.12
► 1 . Sprocket cover 2. Hole 3. Bolt
8.
Tighten the retaining nuts to secure the sprocket
cover, then loosen them a bit for tension adjustment.
Fig.13
► 1 . Retaining nut
After installing the saw chain, adjust the saw chain
tension by referring to the section for adjusting saw
chain tension.
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