Stiff link chain

BadDog · Scooby Slapper Joined: 11 Jan 2005 Karma :

I'm trying to resurrect my old nc30 and have got everything ship shape apart from the chain which had gone all rusty. I've soaked it in chain oil and ridden it a couple of times and it seems ok apart from a few stiff links. I intend to scrub it with a toothbrush and parrafin then give it a good lubing again before its MOT on Saturday. Will it fail because of stiff links, or will they pass it and tell me to get a new chain? I'm only asking cos a new chain's £65 and I can only get about £1000 for it when I sell it.

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Davie_G71 · World Chat Champion Joined: 18 Sep 2007 Karma :

Well it could snap if it's really bad - so it will be down to the MOT tester at the end of the day i think.
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Mark65 · World Chat Champion Joined: 16 May 2008 Karma :

If you sell the bike and the new buyer doesnt notice the chain and it snaps while hes riding it and he gets hurt could you live with yourself?, for the sake of £65 and piece of mind change it, or at least tell the new owner the chain is shagged. Karma

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BadDog · Scooby Slapper Joined: 11 Jan 2005 Karma :

Yeah, I think I'm going to do as good a job as I can, scrubbing with paraffin then work the stiff links and re-lube. If it gets through the MOT, I'll tell the new buyer it needs a needs a new one. If it doesn't pass then I'll have to buy one!

Burnzy1989 · Nitrous Nuisance Joined: 06 Apr 2009 Karma :

Hi , it is not worth doing half jobs when it comes to safety , when you have a grate probability that the chain will snap is not a pretty thing to happen as we all know having your chain rap around your front sprocket is not nice and can lead to an expansive job if it damages anything , and just for £65. its done and over pluss you might have to buy new sprockets now aswell due to chain eating away at them .

boundy · Nearly there... Joined: 24 Jan 2009 Karma :

you can get a tripple S chain for about £25 from ebay, might not last for 000's of miles but will be alot better than an old rusty chain that might go pop

BadDog · Scooby Slapper Joined: 11 Jan 2005 Karma :

I can't find a 525 triple S chain but I might buy this one.

I've never fit a split link chain before - is it easy?

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c_dug · Super Spammer Joined: 04 Sep 2007 Karma :

Got a split link chain on my GPZ and had no problems at all Thumbs Up

Fitting was a biatch, got some very good advice from here though which made it a million times easier Thumbs Up

If you go for the split link and get stuck with the fitting, bump this thread and i'll link you my old thread Thumbs Up

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BadDog · Scooby Slapper Joined: 11 Jan 2005 Karma :

c_dug · Super Spammer Joined: 04 Sep 2007 Karma :

https://www.bikechatforums.com/viewtopic.php?t=169137&highlight=

2nd post down I think. I fiddled with the technique a little but the general idea was the same and it made life alot easier. The O rings arn't all that easy to compress Laughing

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BadDog · Scooby Slapper Joined: 11 Jan 2005 Karma :

Brilliant, thanks for that. Karma