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Bob KellyIII · July 31st, 2021, 10:44 PM

How do you safty wire a chain clip ? never heard of that before !
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...I've used regular roller link chain and their master link... I really dislike having to dig out the chain breaker and bend another pin in it...
a 520 chain is virtually bullet proof you'll never break it in normal use
so a master link type connection is fine...
as mentioned by triple,... a "O"Ring chain may need extra attention to make darn sure the clip in in it's slot and not on top of it I do this by simply putting on the clip ( you can see that the clip is not closed on the back end) and then compress it with a pare of vice-grips till it snaps closed , easy peezy
and you can visually see the difference when the back end of the clip is fully closed... meaning it is now in it's slots... and your ready to go .
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depending on the chain you may have to move the vice grips from end to end
but I usually put it right in the middle of the master link and just squeeze
and that does the trick for me ...
a riveted chain is a P.I.T.A. I've not found a chain breaker that is worth a darn yet, the pins alwayse bend and then your up a creek and have to brake out the hammer and punch and a extra set of hands to hold the backing bar
so you don't put the hammer force into the bike.
normal master links are the way to go !!!!
Bob.........

July 31st, 2021, 10:44 PM	#15
Bob KellyIII Retired motorcycle Mc. Name: Robert Location: Weed, California. Join Date: Jul 2021 Motorcycle(s): 2012 Kawasaki Ninja 250R, 2021 CSC TT250, 1977 Triumph Bonneville 750cc,2001 Honda XR650L. Posts: A lot.	How do you safty wire a chain clip ? never heard of that before ! ....... ...I've used regular roller link chain and their master link... I really dislike having to dig out the chain breaker and bend another pin in it... a 520 chain is virtually bullet proof you'll never break it in normal use so a master link type connection is fine... as mentioned by triple,... a "O"Ring chain may need extra attention to make darn sure the clip in in it's slot and not on top of it I do this by simply putting on the clip ( you can see that the clip is not closed on the back end) and then compress it with a pare of vice-grips till it snaps closed , easy peezy and you can visually see the difference when the back end of the clip is fully closed... meaning it is now in it's slots... and your ready to go . .... depending on the chain you may have to move the vice grips from end to end but I usually put it right in the middle of the master link and just squeeze and that does the trick for me ... a riveted chain is a P.I.T.A. I've not found a chain breaker that is worth a darn yet, the pins alwayse bend and then your up a creek and have to brake out the hammer and punch and a extra set of hands to hold the backing bar so you don't put the hammer force into the bike. normal master links are the way to go !!!! Bob......... __________________________________________________ Its too late when you've gone too far !