Flared soft rivet link problem?

[Justarn]

Hi all, just fitted my chain and sprockets, what's. Sod of a job with a cheap shit chain tool.

One of the rivets I slightly over flared and the edge split... Is this a massive issue? Obv it's over flared by .1 of a mil but the split worries me a little more than a tenth of a mil ...

Tempted to leave it and check regularly...

Is that stupid

[Justarn]

Only slightly

[Mr Fro]

I'd do the same thing - it wouldn't worry me too much.

[skyrider]

lets all go back to split link chains i say lets face it vincent put them on the black shadow and that was a thousand cc

[fastbob]

I wouldn't worry about that at all but I would check to see if the joining link is as free to move as all the others . Which is not easy with an O or X ring chain .

[fastbob]

lets all go back to split link chains i say lets face it vincent put them on the black shadow and that was a thousand cc

 

I hear what you say but I put a split link on a 630 ( remember them ? ) chain on a GSX 1200 ET . Luckily the side plate was a tight fit because a month or so later I found the clip part in two pieces stuck to the gunk behind the sprocket cover . I've no idea how long I was riding like that and even less idea what could have caused this to happen .

[Stu]

Nothing to worry about

[skyrider]

lets all go back to split link chains i say lets face it vincent put them on the black shadow and that was a thousand cc

 

I hear what you say but I put a split link on a 630 ( remember them ? ) chain on a GSX 1200 ET . Luckily the side plate was a tight fit because a month or so later I found the clip part in two pieces stuck to the gunk behind the sprocket cover . I've no idea how long I was riding like that and even less idea what could have caused this to happen .

do you think it could have been a dodgy clip

[Justarn]

Thanks lads, top guys;-) I thought for sure I'd get swap it out immediately... Weight off my mind

[Guest Richzx6r]

Thanks lads, top guys;-) I thought for sure I'd get swap it out immediately... Weight off my mind

 

I'd defo buy a new chain and sprocket set, that small split looks like it could have damaged the flux capacitor and warp drive mechanism

[skyrider]

never had a problem with a split link on the serow

[Guest Richzx6r]

never had a problem with a split link on the serow

 

But that's only got 1.5hp?

[skyrider]

yea that's why i don't have a problem

[megawatt]

I ran two split links on my 200bhp dragbike in the 80s. Never had a problem with split links.

[Stu]

Yet I had a split link come off on my zxr 400! luckily the chain never came apart but I lost a side plate!

[megawatt]

Either it was an old or damaged locking piece or you didn't fit it properly.

[Stu]

Either it was an old or damaged locking piece or you didn't fit it properly.

 

I never fitted so don't assume

[fastbob]

I ran two split links on my 200bhp dragbike in the 80s. Never had a problem with split links.

 

You didn't tour Scotland on it though .

[Stu]

I ran two split links on my 200bhp dragbike in the 80s. Never had a problem with split links.

 

You didn't tour Scotland on it though .

 

probably checked after every quick run too and not left for thousands of miles like a lot of people can and do

[Copycat73]

Sod of a job with a cheap shit chain tool.

then buy a quality item... one that does the job properly ....

 

Is that stupid

 

possibly .. but it's at your risk .. not mine ...