New chain cuts to right

[Billy_Bob]

I installed a new chain on my saw (Stihl MS-460, 32 inch bar, square ground full skip chain) and it cut to the right rather than straight down.

Now after a couple of sharpenings, the saw is cutting straight.

I did clean out the groove on the bar before installing the new chain. And there was quite a bit of play in the chain after doing this. If you press left/right on the cutters, they will twist left right maybe 3 or 4 mm (the groove in the bar is worn).

So I suspect that all the "crud" in the bar groove was holding the chain "straight" on the bar. Then when I cleaned out the groove, it allowed the chain a lot of play and so it no longer cut straight?

Perhaps I should not clean out the groove anymore with this bar?

(I know I need a new bar)

 

[sugarbush]

do you have a .050 chain on a .063 bar?

 

[blis]

There are 2 likely choices that are causing it, A) your bar rails need to be squared B) you got chain with thinner "links" (1.3mm chain in 1.5mm bar)...

Hard to belive that it would come with uneven cutters from factory...