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    Patric McConnell
    Can someone tell me what the function is for the chain guide...
    General Product Question posted October 27, 2017 by Patric McConnell 
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    Question:
    Can someone tell me what the function is for the chain guide plates? Are they really needed ? My Husqvarna 65 does not have a safety brake on it.

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    • Eugene Rounds

      They provide three things that I know of.

      1. Help align the chain with the sprocket and the bar.
      2. Prevent damage to the aluminum (sometime magnesium) casing from cutter d\hitting the casing.
      3. Provide a positive seal between the bar and the oiler channel.

      As not having a safety the IPLs that I looked all show it once had a brake though parts may not be available new anymore. Either or you have a really old unit before they started adding the brake systems.

       

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      • Patric McConnell

        Thanks for your input Eugene. It seems to me that if you keep an eye on chain tension they are not really needed.

        Pat

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