Tips for changing chain on WP36 processor

[Duffryn]

Just lost an hour of my life that I am not going to get back trying to change the chain on my WP36 processor. Got the old one off easily, absolute bas**d to get the new one on. Chain adjustment screw was totally undone.

 

Ended up taking the bar off, gaffer taping new chain to the bar, presenting bar at an angle to the cog, putting chain over cog and then straightening the bar.

 

I've got to be be missing something here, any tips ???

[gdh]

Can you get away with having a chain with an extra link?

[WHaines]

Quickest way I find for my WP36 was to stick a cable tie round chain and bar near the bottom to hold the chain on, then put the chain on the sprocket and put the block back on and tension. Nice and easy once done a couple times.

[Woodworks]

Ended up taking the bar off, gaffer taping new chain to the bar, presenting bar at an angle to the cog, putting chain over cog and then straightening the bar.

 

I've got to be be missing something here, any tips ???

 

I always do that except the gaffer tape. Always worth taking the bar off giving a good once over and clean the oil hole. A few mins to change. Worth have a lightweight roof rack strap handy so you can loop it over the blade height adjust lever and back around the main control handle to hold the bar in the perfect place for chain adjustment/changing. There is not much room to play with with a new chain and drive sprocket but soon eases up with a bit of ware.

[Duffryn]

Thanks everyone, some good tips here , should make things a bit easier.

[bilke_user]

I'll post a video of how I do it later on this evening.

 

Essentially I just take the bar, chain and sprocket off together, replace the chain then assemble with all three components together again. Takes less than 5 mins.

 

 

Cheers,

John

[william petts]

My dalen 2054 is abit of a pig to change aswell, and ur meant to take the chain off to sharpen but I dobt, I just end up sitting on the processor filing away with great difficulty

[bilke_user]

Here's a wee video showing how to change the chain very quickly

 

[Duffryn]

Here's a wee video showing how to change the chain very quickly

 

 

HUGE thanks for taking the time to do this. This is about the only method I didn't try, feel a bit stupid now !

[ash_smith123]

Yea we always took the chain, bar and socket off at the same time and put them back on the same. You better get used to taking the chain off it Iain! They do like to go through chains!