posted June 13, 2003 01:44 PM
Edited By: GOZR on 13 Jun 2003 15:02
Rivet link mounting? How do you mount those things never done one of those..( in the chain )
I'm doing this right now..
posted June 13, 2003 02:58 PM
Edited By: dougmeyer on 13 Jun 2003 15:59
If you don't have the proper tool:
Get a heavy steel bar to "buck"the back side of the master link, have someone hold the bar against the link while you take a hollow drift (like an old wrist pin) and carefully hammer the link plate over the pins going from one to the other so as not to cock the link plate. After you've got the plate well started you can switch to a big vise grips, and altenating from the bottom to the top and back again squeeze the plate home. Again, since you don't have the correct tool, continue "bucking" the back side of the chain and using a tapered point punch, hammer the center of the pins where they are dimpled until they expand over the link plate. They don't need to peen over very far, the plate won't come off if the pins are expanded at all.
This mickey mouse process must be used ONLY IF YOU DON"T GET THE CORRECT TOOL!! By the way the motion pro one is the best "kit" if you do alot of this, the one that RK sells is simpler and really bitchin, too.
Doug
posted June 13, 2003 04:13 PM
Thats cheap insurance though your bike or possibly you life could depend on whether the master link stays on and doesnt spit the chain off..
posted June 13, 2003 06:29 PM
Yea yea that it and went to buy it arrgghhh But yes you're right.. THXn Now i have to figure out how to use it..
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posted June 13, 2003 09:30 PM
Edited By: GOZR on 13 Jun 2003 22:35
Yea i anderstand since the tool is made with Soft metal
For the price they should do it in heavy deeped metal..
Hard to see if the rivet are pressed but i went strong as recomended under:
Can't go and drag race it tomorrow morning since i realy don't trust the thing.. but i'll go and ride it there.
Now get your chainpress tool ready. Put sideplate link on then use the chain press to push the sideplate onto the masterlink. Ensure you do NOT tighten it down too much! It should be just barely wider than the adjacent links (riveting will tighten it up the rest, VERY VERY little bit)
Remove press attachments and place the riveting tool in. Center the riveter on one of the posts of the new link. Tighten it down until it is tight (you will know, trust me.....my ass); then repeat for the other one. You should only use the provided handle, this ensures you don't break anything, ie: Don't use a 12" breaker bar on the tool or try to torque it to death.
Ensure chain link at the masterlink rotates smoothly, it should be no looser or tighter than the other links.
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posted June 13, 2003 01:44 PM
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Now i have to figure out how to use it..
