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Installing a masterlink

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Depends if he's joining it at the top or the bottom of the chain "loop". Top it's the right way, lower I think it should be going the other way....

Heard about the Silicon trick being successful too, never heard of lock wiring but can't see any reason it wouldn't also make a good back-up.

Check it before every ride, always carry a spare or two are other bits of good advice I have heard.

Dan :)
 
i THINK i got it....

Thoughts?



Oh and the clip is the correct direction
 
If you put another sideplate from the old chain on the master link and then give it a squeeze with pliers or vice grips to compress it a bit more when you take the pliers off and the extra side plate you will probably get the master clip on.
Or you could find someone with a MIG welder to tack the pins.

Just noticed the picture, the easiest way is to put the master link on the back of the rear sprocket pointing down at the ground. Is the closed end of the clip up? Yes, good that is the correct orientation. If the closed end is down, change it.
 
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It looks much better in the pic to me.... You might be right. You should be able to tell in person & felt it when it snapped in. I'd try the silicon trick too...

Dan :)
 
Looks much better, Clean it as sugested & put a dab of silicon on the clip
 
Thank you all. In the sake of safety, I'll follow the most dire of the opinions, which is Earl's...

This thing's a pain in the nuts. I can't get the left side to squeeze in any more, which is the one place it must be hanging up. (look above the left post right where it's slightly lighter in color... that's where it's stuck.) I don't know if I'd be able to get the clip off at this point without destroying it, but I could try.

I didn't have NEARLY this much trouble when I was doing it last time with the 630 chain.
 
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i used a coat hanger "cut" then put it through both links of chain and twisted the wire with vise grips till the chain got close enough to attach master no need for a chain pullers ..........that works great especially on my 96 link 630
 
i took it off... everything was seating fine, it's just that the clip bent slightly outwards, I bent it back and put it on and all is fine. I will investigate the rtv silicone as an additional saftey measure. Thank you all
 
isleoman said:
cause theres nothing like a load of flexible steel comming at you at speed. or somone else
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I somewhat agree with Marz as I had my 630 chain come off at 100 mph with my wife on the back passing a line of 5 cars. Luckily the chain didn't hang up on anything to cause the rear wheel to lock up or break the cases. On another occasion I got lucky and spotted the missing clip and falling out master link during pre-flight. Needless to say I will only use the rivets now.

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I'll only use a rivet master link as well. They never ever come apart and peace of mind is priceless. Once you have the chain riveter tool, it's quicker and easier to install than using a clip type master. This is probably one of those chain vs. shaft or synthetic vs. dino oil discussions. :D
 
I definitely agree with the rivet link being safer. My plan was just to get this on well enough to drive down to a shop and have them swap the rivet in. Then I can keep the master clip as a back up.

That said, it's only because my order came with both. I used a master clip for 1500 miles with no problems and would probably be fine with using it for far longer, had my old chain not begun showing it's age.
 
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