chainsaw

Chainsaw comprising a guide rail (1) for a saw chain (2)， a housing (3)， a sprocket cover (4)， at least one stud bolt (5) attached to the housing (3) for screwing the sprocket cover (4) to the housing (3 ) with a clamping intermediate layer of the guide rail (1)， and a nut (6) for screwing onto a free threaded end (7) of the stud bolt (5)， the free threaded end (7) of the stud bolt (5) having a maximum usable screwing depth (t Max) for the nut (6)， characterized in that a stop (9) for the sprocket cover (4) with a stop surface (10) and a contact surface (11) for contacting the stop surface (10) are provided， in which mounted Condition of the guide rail (1) and the sprocket cover (4) when the nut (6) is tightened， there remains a distance (a) between the stop surface (10) and the contact surface (11)， the contact surface (11) abuts the stop surface (10) of the stop (9) when the guide rail (1) is missing and with the nut (6) tightened， and the nut (6) with a screw-in depth (t2) is screwed onto the stud bolt (5)， and the stop (9) is designed such that the maximum usable screw-in depth (tMax) greater than the stop screw depth (t2) is.