Homelite UT10588 User Manual

Fig. 38

Fig. 37

Never start the engine before installing the 
guide bar, chain, clutch cover, and clutch drum. 
Without all these parts in place, the clutch can 
fly off or explode, exposing the user to possible 
serious injury.

To avoid serious personal injury, read and 
understand  all the safety instructions in this 
section.



Always place the switch in the 

STOP “

”

 posi-

tion before you work on the saw.



Make sure the chain brake is not set by pulling 
the chain brake lever/hand guard towards the 
front handle to the run position.

NOTE:  When replacing the guide bar and chain, 

always use the specified bar and chain listed in 
the 

Bar and Chain Combinations section later 

in this manual.


Wear gloves when handling the chain and bar. 
These components are sharp and may contain 
burrs.



Remove the bar mounting nuts using the com-
bination wrench provided.



Remove the clutch cover.



Remove the bar and chain from the mounting 
surface.



Remove the old chain from the bar.



Lay out the new saw chain in a loop and 
straighten any kinks. The cutters should face 
in the direction of chain rotation. If they face 
backwards, turn the loop over.



Place the chain drive links into the bar groove 
as shown.



Position the chain so there is a loop at the back 
of the bar.



Hold the chain in position on the bar and place 
the loop around the sprocket.



Fit the bar flush against the mounting surface 
so that the bar studs are in the long slot of the 
bar.



Replace the clutch cover ensuring that the 
adjusting pin in the clutch cover is in the bar 
chain tensioning pin hole and that both bar 
studs are securely in their respective holes in 
the clutch cover.

 The adjusting pin may need to be slightly 

repositioned with the chain tensioning screw