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Anyone have any good tricks for working on chains?

I've got a RK 520 chain I'm putting on the project that is brand new. I cut the chain down to help figure out sprocket alignment but I recently switched the number of teeth for the rear sprocket from 43 to 47. Needless to say, the chain is too short now and I'm having a hell of a time trying to get some extra links back in for the proper length. The chain is a single rivet style (remove one pin and it seperates) and I've even got the chain tool that RK sells. I really don't think that putting two master link rivets in it is safe, but at the same time I don't want to blow another hundred on a another new chain.

Those are serious chains. I doubt that you will encounter any issues with the double masters on the chain unless it is improperly tightened.

I would do it.

Then again, I live on the edge...

darrin

I would gather that a master link has to be a strong as the others. So as long as they are pressed on and riveted to proper specs they should be fine.

Chain is only as strong as the weakest link, so really the masterlink should be the strongest. Whether this hold true, I do not know.

Yeah, as long as you're pressing them on I don't see the problem with it.

I thought I kept about 3 extra links of chain from my DID 520 X-ring chain last year. I'll go to the garage tomorrow and go thru my tool boxes and see if I can find anything. I could be hallucinating, if I'm not, it could be your lucky day. (knowing me I probably kept it for a few weeks and then threw it out, trying not to keep extra junk laying around, well, i'll look anyway)

I'll let you know.