Tightening The Bar Nut - Husqvarna K 970 Chain Operator's Manual

• Pull the handle backwards.
• Press the spring down on the chain tensioner handle.
Unscrew the adjusting bar nut anti-clockwise.
• Remove the cover.
• Remove the bar and chain.
10 –
English
ASSEMBLY
• Remove the spring holding the two "half-moons" using a
screwdriver.
• Remove the "halfmoons", the cup guard, o-ring and the
drive sprocket.
• Assemble the parts in the reverse order.
IMPORTANT! During all reassembling, make sure that the
outer cover fits in to the inner cover, the covers may be
damaged otherwise.
Make sure that the chain adjuster pin fits into the hole on the
bar.

Tightening the bar nut

If the bar and chain tensioner handle feel loose, the bar nut
must be tightened to achieve the correct tension moment in
the nut. This so that the bar does not fit loosely.