On Mon, 16 Jun 2003 16:16:33 GMT (just moments ago), I wrote:
>On Sat, 14 Jun 2003 18:17:13 GMT,
[email protected] wrote:
>
>>Trevor who? writes:
>>
>>> Should a SuperLink be replaced when installing a new chain? Or can you reuse them?
>>
>>That's two questions. The answers are yes and yes. The pins of the master link wear similarly to
>>the rest of the pins in the chain, the reason for replacing the chain.
>
>With a modicum of temerity I must demur. On modern chains the rollers bear on the flanges stamped
>on the sideplates, not on the pins. The attendant wear is the reason for replacing a chain, not
>because the pins are worn out. For this reason a Forster Super Link can outlast several chains.
E M E R G E N C Y R E T R A C T I O N ! ! !
Of course the inner sideplates wear on the pins, and it is this wear that causes the chain to
"stretch". Silly me. ;-)
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