my chain is to long

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jimmy 420

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• May 16, 2006

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i hav to shortin my chain do i need a chain breaker to get it apart?

can i just grind the head off the next link and put the master link in there?

should i buy a new master link?

it is a o ring chain just so ya no but i dont think that will matter any inof would help thanks

 

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FruDaddy

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• May 16, 2006

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is it a new chain? if yes, it should have come with a new master link, if no, you'll be buying a new chain soon enough. Of course it's always a good idea to have a spare in the box.

 

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jimmy 420

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the chain is not old i just changed the gearin so it is the wrong lenght now i was wonderin if i should get a new master link after i take it apart or if the old one can be reused just fine?

 

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ctrlaltdl

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I've always just used a grinder to take off extra links and reused the master link.

 

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FruDaddy

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Reuse it.

 

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wornknobby

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• May 17, 2006

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if you need it done now, as long as your carfull, grinding the heads off and poundinh them through w/ a hammer and punch will be just fine, a chain breaker is just for convienance.

and yes, you can reuse the master link as long as it isn't mangled.

 

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ctrlaltdl

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BTW, if you have an o-ring chain don't lose the little rubber o-ring when you split it.

 

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heinousberzerker

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• May 18, 2006

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Have you got a good vise? Thats what I use, just clamp it in and get a nail or something and drive the pin out of the link you want to remove. I have broken every chain breaker I have ever owned, except for the one that I use on chainsaw chain, which isn't big enough for MC chain.

 

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• May 18, 2006

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I have taken apart literally hundreds of chains in the past years, and have never once broken a chain breaker. What you will do is eventually wear the pin out.

Grinder slag and elastomer o-rings do not mix well.