Husqvarna 36 - Manual (Page 6)

Mounting guide bar and chain
^ WARNING! Always wear gloves, when working with the chain,
‘ in order to protect your hands from injury.
Check that the chain brake is in disengaged position by moving
the front hand guard towards the front handle.
Take off the bar nuts and remove the clutch cover (chain brake).
Take off the transportation ring (A).
Fit the bar over the bar bolts. Place the bar in its rearmost
position. Place the chain over the drive sprocket and in the
groove on the bar. Begin on the top side of the bar. Make sure
that the edges on the cutting links are facing forward on the top
side of the bar.
Fit the clutch cover (chain brake) and locate the chain adjuster
pin in the hole on the bar. Check that the drive links of the chain
fit correctly on the drive sprocket and that the chain is in the
groove on the bar. Tighten the bar nuts finger tight. .
Tension the chain by using the combination wrench. Turn the
chain adjuster screw clockwise. The chain should be tensioned
until it fits snugly on the underside of the bar.
Hold up the tip of the bar and tighten the chain. The chain is
correctly tensioned when there is no slack on the underside of the
bar, but it can still be turned easily by hand. Hold up the bar tip
and tighten the bar nuts with the combination wrench.
When fitting a new chain, the chain tension has to be checked
frequently until the chain is run-in.
Check the chain tension regularly. A correctly tensioned chain
gives good cutting performance and long lifetime.