Tensioning The Saw Chain; Filling Up With Chain Oil - Stihl MSA 160 T Gebrauchsanleitung

6 Assembling the Saw
6.2

Tensioning the Saw Chain

The saw chain expands or contracts during cutting work.
Chain tension changes as a result. Check chain tension
regularly during operation and readjust if necessary.
► Switch off the chainsaw, engage the chain brake and
remove the battery.
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► Loosen the nut (2).
► Disengage the chain brake.
► Hold the bar nose up and turn the adjusting wheel (1)
clockwise until the following points apply:
– The chain fits snugly against the underside of the bar.
– The chain can still be pulled easily along the bar with
two fingers.
► If a Carving guide bar is used: Turn the tensioning screw
(1) clockwise until the drive links on the underside of the
bar are just half visible.
► If the chain can no longer be pulled along the bar by hand:
Turn the tensioning screw (1) counterclockwise until the
chain can be pulled easily along the bar with two fingers.
► Tighten down the nut (2).
6.3

Filling Up with Chain Oil

Chain oil lubricates and cools the rotating chain.
► Switch off the chainsaw, engage the chain brake and
remove the battery.
► Place your saw on a level surface so that the oil tank cap
faces up.
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► Use a damp cloth to clean the tank cap and the area
around it.
► Swing the grip on the oil tank cap to the vertical position.
► Turn the oil tank cap counterclockwise as far as stop.
► Remove the oil tank cap.
► Fill up with chain oil, taking care not to spill any oil and do
not overfill the tank.
► If the grip on the oil tank cap has dropped into the closed
position: Raise the grip until it is vertical.
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► Place the cap in the filler opening so that mark (1) lines up
with mark (2).
► Press the cap down and rotate it clockwise as far as stop.
The cap snaps into place. The mark (1) points to mark (3),
► Check to see if the oil tank cap can be pulled upwards and
off.
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