im a goose

I bought myself a new chain from mca in Sydney , went home and counted the
links (twice) and still cut the damn thing off too short ! Had to go and get
an extra joining link to fix it. Never having changed a chain myself , i
thought that it would be simple enough to peen over the pins , but oh no ,
its bloody near impossible. Anybody in Wollongong got a chain breaker/joiner
that i could borrow? Otherwise im gonna have to buy the aforementioned tool
, about $90 i believe. (then i'll have two - me and it


Graham
GSX750F

 

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be simple enough to peen over the pins , but oh no ,

No it's not. You must be doing something wrong.
Do you have someone holding a solid form of dolly at
the back of the pin?
I get my wife to hold the handle of a 3/4 drive socket
lever. I put some cloth around the part that comes in contact with the wheel
hub, so as not to cause abrasion
there. Then lay on my side and tap away. Make sure that the plate is punched
home first.
I contemplated buying a riveter, and checked with my local bike shop for
some advice on one, as I felt a bit guilty with what I was doing. They just
do the same as me.
Rockit

 

snip

Do you use a punch or some other object to actually peen the ends over , or
just a hammer of some sort?
I have'nt actually hit the new joining links yet i was practising on some
other ones that i cut off the end of the new chain , but i couldnt burr
them over, so i didnt want to risk the new ones.

Graham
GSX750F

 

Yeah something like that Nev , im not real sure exactly what i did wrong
because i cut it on friday afternoon after 70 hours of work that week , i
was tired and should have just done it on saturday after a good nights
sleep. I've got the length and links right now, it will just have two
joining links instead of one when i work out how im am going to fit them
successfully. I learnt a lesson here ,dont do stuff like this when tired, i
stuffed up a beautiful weekend weather's worth of riding.

Graham
GSX750F

 

You some sort of mates of Hammos?

Matt


On 24/7/05 7:31 PM, in reference to
42e36002$0$31987$,

 

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I started off trying to use a centre punch and didn't have
any success.
I use a reasonable sized ball peening hammer - the rounded end - it's made
for that sort of purpose.
You won't have much success in just trying to peen over
the end of a pin, not being supported, it will probably bend, and I don't
think that a flat headed hammer would
suit..
When the pin is rightfully fitted, that can't happen. The
purpose of supporting it from behind is to remove the
shock\load from the supporting sprocket tooth(s) and
give some rigidity.
It is important that the pin be properly splayed as your life might depend
upon it if it were to come adrift.Because of the lip over which the o-ring
goes, acting as a support, the
plate won't be pushed down too tight. It's easy, you will know when it is
right.
Rockit

 

Thanks mate , ive got a ball peen hammer i'll give it a go

Graham
GSX750F

 

I think i might be turning into a Matt !


Graham
GSX750F

 

Especially boring ones like mine Clem !

Graham
GSX750F

 

X-No-archive: yes

You don't sound too bored yet Graham...
Clem

 

What you talkin about, Willis?


BTH
(Who has fitted new chains to bikes in carparks in Brisbane, Adelaide,
and Hall's Creek.)

 

As they say in comedy... It's all in the timing.

Nev..
'03 ZX12R

 

Ah! You're referring to my CBR1000F camchain incident![1]

Anyway, technically *that* ferchrissake moment occurred when I was on
the road, not in the shed.


BTH
[1] My memory has substantial holes in it.

 

Or the 500 on the road in a shed?

 

I wouldn't call a few sheets of corrugated iron roofing held up by a few bits
of water pipe on the side of the Stuart Hwy 75km south of Pimba a 'shed'.

Nev..
'03 ZX12R

 

You would if you saw what passes for a 'shed' at my place!

Moike

 

What the...? Is it "Give-BT-A-Shellacking-O'Clock" AGAIN? ;-)


BTH

 

At least while thy're picking on you they've forgotten to bag me !

Graham
GSX750F

 

I havn't put a new chain on for ages so I got a new one but I can't see how
to fit it.

Brett
R80

 

You use a screwdriver to undo the little cover plate on top of the
switch block. The chain and sprocket are joined. If you are only
replacing the chain, prepare for some fiddly dremel work, otherwise
simply release the nipples, lift out the old chain, and drop the new one
back into the same place first applying a suitable lubricant. Reattach
nipples, replace cover, tighten screw and go.

HTH

Moike

(or did you mean the cam chain......)