Chain Side Plate Removal?
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10 Feb 2015 21:08
AND, the stock chains were endless. That required the removal of the swing arm to install and uninstall.
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Re: Re:Chain Side Plate Removal?
10 Feb 2015 21:56RonKZ650 wrote: It's probably oring, but not hard to tell. Oring chains are quite a bit wider than non orings, as the orings are there to seal and easily seen by eye. Easiest way to replace a chain is use bolt cutter and cut the chain. No use being gentle to that worn out chain.
good to know I'm not the only one who does this

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Re: Chain Side Plate Removal?
10 Feb 2015 22:43
I got fed up and took a hack saw to the link once upon a time....
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Re: Chain Side Plate Removal?
11 Feb 2015 05:09
Cut-Off tool
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Good Fortune!
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Re: Chain Side Plate Removal?
11 Feb 2015 06:11
I've gotten lazy in my old age. I use my angle grinder and it's off in seconds. This tool is very handy for cutting, shaping and other things. A client lost the keys to his expensive bicycle. Cut through that Kriptonite lock like butter.
He got mad.
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He got mad.
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Re: Chain Side Plate Removal?
11 Feb 2015 11:59
Got the side plate off. Rolled the chain up in the rear sprocket as suggested, then able to use a little more leverage to remove it. Thanks so much again for "All" of your Help !!!
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Re: Chain Side Plate Removal?
11 Feb 2015 13:09
How are your sprockets? If good and I doubt it, you can pull the new chain through using the new master link.
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Re: Re:Chain Side Plate Removal?
23 Feb 2015 21:44Age has nothing to do with it, I used my dremel to cut my old 630 off, and again ti take some links off.swest wrote: I've gotten lazy in my old age. I use my angle grinder and it's off in seconds. This tool is very handy for cutting, shaping and other things. A client lost the keys to his expensive bicycle. Cut through that Kriptonite lock like butter.
He got mad.
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