Today's task was to come home after teaching kick boxing and get the rear wheel mounted and chain on. So here we go and what a pain in the arse it was to get the rear wheel on. I greased the outer bearing seals and also applied a little grease to the spacer lip that fits inside the dust seal.
Above is the rear wheel fitted and tensioner adjusted forward ready to fit the new chain.
GOLD GOLD GOLD who doesn't like GOLD! I couldn't wait to fit this ever since i got it in the mail.
To put the chain on i started at the top of the rear sprocket and moved forward to the front sprocket the back down and around to the rear sprocket again. Above you can see the chain hanging as i was measuring how many links to cut. The 520 size chains come in a 120 link configuration so after test fitting i found i had to cut 3 links off. to do so i used a die grinder to grind the pin of the link i had to cut then with a small socket under the pin i used a punch to push it through. A fair bit of messing around if you dont have a chain breaker but not so difficult. Unfortunately i forgot to take photos of me doing this process but ohh well you will see what i mean if you ever have to do it.
Here we go with the master link on, now importantly grease the hell out of the o rings when you fit them. the master link comes in from behind with o rings on both side of the pins. I found i had to use a small socket again on the front side of the chain over the pin and using multi-grips, i clamped the master link through the master link plate. Depending on which side your chain is the master link clip goes on a certain way, if in doubt refer to instructions on box! I didn't have a chain riveter so i just used the clip provided.
master links all fitted now just need to adjust the slack. Many good informational videos on youtube how to change and adjust chains.
Look at how awesome the new chain and sprocket looks...........im so happy! Now remember after fitting a new chain take it for a spin and re-adjust then again after a week or so.
You can see the teeth on the old sprocket are worn, the teeth are starting to get a little thin for my liking. I also found with the old sprocket and chain that it needed adjusting every 2 weeks.
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