TOG@Toil wrote:
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>> Slacken the front sprocket nut before you begin though.
>
> Oh yes. Oh yes, indeed. Forgot that. Excellent advice. More than once,
> I've had to put a dead chain back on in order to allow me to loosen
> the gearbox sprocket.
Mmmmm.... Rattle guns. No substitute for a torque wrench for refitting, but
by 'eck they make life simple at times.
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>
>> If you get a chain with a rivet or split link, just follow the advice
>> given by others. You don't need the press tool. A hand vice and a couple
>> of small sockets will suffice. Do -=NOT=- 'over press' it on though!. The
>> last few chains I've done have had a small, barely visible line to press
>> to. This just nips up to the O rings. I do own a proper press tool
>> nowadays as I always get roped in to doing other folks bikes.
>
> I bought a decent tool recently (cost something like £50) and it does
> make the job much easier.
Hu yuss. Along with my MityVac, Morgan carb tune and MotionPro chain
alignment tool. Tools that make a job simpler and give less margin for fuck
up.
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>> > Should I expect any rust or corrosion
>> > to deal with when I remove the centerstand?
>>
>> Always expect to get coated in shyte.
>>
> Ain't that the truth.
Did an engine swapout on a mates SV650 last week. Even though the bike
looked clean, I still ended up coated in grime, oil, shyte of all
descriptions that had lodged in previously undiscovered places.
I always remember the large pot of barrier cream after starting.
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>> Slacken the front sprocket nut before you begin though.
>
> Oh yes. Oh yes, indeed. Forgot that. Excellent advice. More than once,
> I've had to put a dead chain back on in order to allow me to loosen
> the gearbox sprocket.