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flumpy7
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PostPosted: 20:06 - 22 Apr 2013    Post subject: chain master link Reply with quote
Hi all

I fecked up the rivets on my new chain master link today...is a new master link likely to be universal as long as its for the right size chain? Ive got the x rings from the link I bodged up.
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PostPosted: 20:13 - 22 Apr 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote
Size should be stamped on the chain e.g. 525 Should be able to get another link easy enough. How did you muck it up?
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PostPosted: 20:49 - 22 Apr 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote
stickybackbob wrote:
Size should be stamped on the chain e.g. 525 Should be able to get another link easy enough. How did you muck it up?


I need a link with hollow pins....my riveter is just a ball bearing press and I couldnt get it dead centre of the pins and they just got mashed. So do all chains have the same shape links?
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PostPosted: 20:50 - 22 Apr 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote
stickybackbob wrote:
Size should be stamped on the chain e.g. 525 Should be able to get another link easy enough. How did you muck it up?


I need a link with hollow pins....my riveter is just a ball bearing press and I couldnt get it dead centre of the pins and they just got mashed. So do all chains have the same shape links?
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PostPosted: 20:58 - 22 Apr 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote
Find one that matches your chain on here:

https://www.wemoto.com/parts/chain_link/
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PostPosted: 21:03 - 22 Apr 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote
Never come across hollow pin split links but a quick google search seems to point to push bike chains.

I'm no engineer but somehow doubt that hollow pins would be ideal on a motorcycle chain - could be wrong though.

When I replace chains, I usually use the two hammer method to peen the exposed edges of the pins. Never had a failure yet in over 20 years of riding/maintaining Smile

If you're not sure of your chain size, this site may be useful https://www.sprocketsunlimited.com/Chainspecifications.html
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PostPosted: 06:37 - 23 Apr 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote
Get one from the same manufacturer. I once saw my mate cut a 525 chain to put a new link of the same size on, only to find it wouldn't fit.
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PostPosted: 08:11 - 23 Apr 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote
stickybackbob wrote:
Never come across hollow pin split links but a quick google search seems to point to push bike chains.

I'm no engineer but somehow doubt that hollow pins would be ideal on a motorcycle chain - could be wrong though.

When I replace chains, I usually use the two hammer method to peen the exposed edges of the pins. Never had a failure yet in over 20 years of riding/maintaining Smile

If you're not sure of your chain size, this site may be useful https://www.sprocketsunlimited.com/Chainspecifications.html


They definitely exist!

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/DID-525-VM-X-Ring-Hollow-Soft-Rivet-Link-Lube-/360381803813?pt=UK_Motorcycle_Parts&hash=item53e86ded25

The tool I've got will only really work for that type of link so I've discovered.
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PostPosted: 08:11 - 23 Apr 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote
yen_powell wrote:
Get one from the same manufacturer. I once saw my mate cut a 525 chain to put a new link of the same size on, only to find it wouldn't fit.


hmmm that's what I was worrying about.... so they're not universal then?
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PostPosted: 11:31 - 23 Apr 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote
flumpy7 wrote:
yen_powell wrote:
Get one from the same manufacturer. I once saw my mate cut a 525 chain to put a new link of the same size on, only to find it wouldn't fit.


hmmm that's what I was worrying about.... so they're not universal then?
I think that although the pitch will be the same, pin diameters can vary according to chain grade. In the case I mentioned the pins were too large on the rivet link to go through the holes in the side plates on the chain.
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PostPosted: 12:04 - 23 Apr 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote
Wemoto stock a large range and will probably have the right one for your chain in stock. Thumbs Up
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PostPosted: 12:48 - 23 Apr 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote
DID soft links have a hollow tip.

This is flared by the chain tool which has a ball shaped end on it.

Can't confirm the diameter of the pins though.
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PostPosted: 15:55 - 23 Apr 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote
Thanks guys. Took a punt on an RK master link with hollow tipped ends. The shop guy said he couldn't guarantee the pin size would fit but it did! Sound.
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