Chain and Sprockets

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Re: Chain and Sprockets

#16 Post by JeffCooper » Sun Jul 09, 2023 12:01 pm

Thanks Ken - I'll give it a go! Really enjoy your YouTube channel!
Jeff Cooper
Palm Harbor, FL
1984 RZ350

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Re: Chain and Sprockets

#17 Post by JeffCooper » Wed Jul 12, 2023 12:26 pm

16/40 JT steel sprockets and a DID VX3 gold x-ring chain are on the way. I also bought a cheap chain tool to smoosh the plates together, compress the rubber and let me slip in the clip, a task complicated by the rubbers. I think these tools are a little wonky, but grinders, vices, vicegrips, bloody knuckles over the years has made me want to treat myself. I'll report in!
Jeff Cooper
Palm Harbor, FL
1984 RZ350

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Re: Chain and Sprockets

#18 Post by kpke » Thu Jul 13, 2023 9:20 am

Be careful to not over smoosh the master link plate. That's why I bought the DID ML tool. It has a stop. Maybe with a clip style you can't over smoosh??? Been a while since I used a clip style.

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