How do I reattach the chain to a Homelite Textron chainsaw?

I was cutting a tree trunk and got the chainsaw lodged in the cut of the wood. When I got it freed up, the chain had pulled off the blade, but hadn't come out of the saw completely. How do I get the chain back on?
Dave, December 2004


done
on the chain side there is nuts and a screw take off the side clean you will see a pin that holds the chain turn the screw untill the pin goes back put on the chain on the sprocket of the drive then on the bar sit the bar in place put on the side ajust the chain till it is tense tighten the nuts that hold on the side happy cutting ps always wear proctive gear withchainsaw it will not cut you it will saw you no stiches can fix this just skin grafts coillte eire

eamon, January 2005
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