Chain was too tight the first time I got ready to try it. I adjusted it, thought I had it right, but then suddenly after I ran it a minute, the chain was too tight again. Then I tried tensioning again, and it didn't seem like the nut was tightening as expected...took more turns than I thought it should to tighten it, once it got snug. Yesterday when I tried to loosen the nut, the stud started turning with it and the nut won't come off, keeps turning the stud. I don't wanna keep turning on it for fear of messing the stud threads up even more.
I'm wondering how the stud is secured during assembly. Do they screw it in with some high-temp threadlocker on it, or what?
I was thinking I could groove the top of the nut/stud, then hold the stud with a screwdriver while turning the nut to separate it from the stud. Then how would I get the stud out, without stripping the threads more, and repair it?
Seems like I should just take it back to the dealer to deal with. He went in the back and fired up the saw before giving it to me--Surprised he didn't notice the too-tight chain..??
![PXL_20230312_224336023.jpg PXL_20230312_224336023.jpg](https://www.hearth.com/talk/data/attachments/310/310941-9b3a74f04b9321ba4fc550e70f5eeb4b.jpg)
I'm wondering how the stud is secured during assembly. Do they screw it in with some high-temp threadlocker on it, or what?
I was thinking I could groove the top of the nut/stud, then hold the stud with a screwdriver while turning the nut to separate it from the stud. Then how would I get the stud out, without stripping the threads more, and repair it?
Seems like I should just take it back to the dealer to deal with. He went in the back and fired up the saw before giving it to me--Surprised he didn't notice the too-tight chain..??
![PXL_20230312_224336023.jpg PXL_20230312_224336023.jpg](https://www.hearth.com/talk/data/attachments/310/310941-9b3a74f04b9321ba4fc550e70f5eeb4b.jpg)