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Offline scunny

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cam chain soft link
« on: June 17, 2010, 02:37:48 PM »
has anyone had experience of joining their hivo cam chain with a soft link. thoughts welcome.
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Re: cam chain soft link
« Reply #1 on: June 17, 2010, 03:38:43 PM »
I hired the job out on my 550.  A local old timer here did the whole thing - broke the old chain, threaded the new, peened in the soft link - all for about $30.
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Re: cam chain soft link
« Reply #2 on: June 17, 2010, 07:57:51 PM »
cheers old school, I may go down this path instead of pulling the motor to bits.
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Re: cam chain soft link
« Reply #3 on: June 18, 2010, 07:33:21 AM »
Dont think you can get a link for a Hy-Vo chain, only the standard roller type
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Re: cam chain soft link
« Reply #4 on: June 18, 2010, 04:04:53 PM »
that's what I thought Bryan but DSS lists them for the 650 ?
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Re: cam chain soft link
« Reply #5 on: June 18, 2010, 07:40:55 PM »
well, new cam chain and 2 soft links in hand, first problem has arisen. My thought was to experiment with an old chain first but bugger me days, the soft link pins are slighly larger than the old chain, so do I just cut the new chain to experiment, navel gazing again.
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Re: cam chain soft link
« Reply #6 on: June 30, 2010, 05:38:13 PM »
 ;D
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Re: cam chain soft link
« Reply #7 on: June 30, 2010, 06:02:17 PM »
Tough call, cuz if the soft link doesn't fit the new chain then your chain is no good until you can find the right soft link.
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Re: cam chain soft link
« Reply #8 on: June 30, 2010, 10:57:58 PM »
still thinking, at times like this a beer is needed. to keep me busy went and got a new rear tyre and tube for the XL250S. now for the beer.
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Re: cam chain soft link
« Reply #9 on: July 02, 2010, 07:22:21 PM »
could be back on track...cut the chain thats on the bike and the link pins are the same size as those on the new chain links so experiment can continue.  ;D
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Re: cam chain soft link
« Reply #10 on: July 12, 2010, 07:24:02 PM »
ok I can enlighten the crowd. after hours of experimenting and navel gazing I decided to check a soft link on a spare chain. went on good and for the life of me it can't be pulled apart without the use of a dremel and chisel. so I have cut and joined my new chain, no sweat using vice grips and one of the old inner links as a compression aid. me happy
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