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Finish Nailer Repair - Replacing the Driver Guide (Ridgid Part # 79004001022)
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Finish Nailer Repair - Replacing the Driver Guide (Ridgid Part # 79004001022)
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Can't keep a tight chain? Your chainsaw just might need a new bar adjustment pin. The bar adjustment pin is part of the clutch cover assembly. The pin connects to the adjustment screw and fits into a hole on the bar. When the screw is turned, it moves the adjustment pin to either tighten or loosen the chain on the bar.
Most damage to the adjustment pin occurs when the bar is over-tightened. When this happens, the threads will often strip out of the pin, or strip on the adjustment screw. Sometimes the pin will even be sheared off by the bar.
This article provides step-by-step instructions for removing and installing the bar adjustment pin on a Poulan gas powered chainsaw.
Let's get started. REMOVING THE BAR ADJUSTMENT PIN [top] 1. Remove the clutch cover assembly.
Remove the (2) nuts from the bar mounting bolts.
Rotate the chain tensioner screw counterclockwise to release tension from the chain.
Remove the clutch cover assembly.
2. Disassemble the tensioning assembly.
Using a screwdriver, rotate the adjustment screw (as if tensioning the chain) to advance the adjustment pin to the opposite side of the housing.
Continue rotating the screw until the head of the screw begins to protrude from the plastic housing.
Unscrew and remove the adjustment screw from the housing.
Remove the adjustment retainer from the housing.
Remove the adjustment pin from the housing.
INSTALLING THE NEW BAR ADJUSTMENT PIN [top] 3. Install the bar adjustment pin.
Install the adjustment retainer into the slot on the housing. The beveled (cone) portion of the retainer should face away from the screw head.
Install the new bar adjustment pin into the housing. The offset portion of the pin should face the top of the housing.
Thread the adjustment screw into the retainer (by hand) until the screw engages the adjustment pin.
Thread the adjustment screw into the new adjustment pin until the pin is positioned tightly against the wall of the housing (near the screw head).
Use a screwdriver to continue tightening the screw until the retainer engages the slot at the top of the screw post.
Rotate the screw in the opposite direction to advance the pin to the center of the tensioning assembly.
REASSEMBLING THE UNIT [top] 4. Reinstall the clutch cover assembly.
Install the clutch cover assembly.
Apply (side) pressure to the clutch cover assembly.
Using a long screwdriver, rotate the tensioner screw (in either direction) until the bar adjustment pin engages the hole on the bar. (The entire assembly should snap into place when this occurs).
Once the adjustment pin engages the bar; rotate the tensioner screw in the opposite direction until the chain begins to tension.
Install and hand-tighten the bar nuts.
5. Tension the chain.
Grasp and raise the distant end of the bar and chain assembly (opposite the engine) until the saw begins to rise.
Grasp the chain at the center (and top) of the bar.
Lift the chain away from the bar assembly and inspect the gap between the two components.
The chain is tensioned correctly when the weight of the chain does not cause it to sag below the guide bar.
Rotate the tensioner screw (as necessary) to tighten or loosen the chain until it is correctly tensioned.
Tighten the bar nuts to secure the clutch cover assembly.
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