Chain Half-Links Any Good
- Thread starter rohmell
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Half links have been around for years and used successfully in many applications. There are some who will tell you that master and half liks are source of problems but then there are hundreds if not thousands of motorbikes and industrial uses for them and they seem to work well if installed correctly. I like the half links that rely on the small cotter pin as opposed to the spring type. Buy quality industrial grade items and stay away from the cheap big box/department store variety.
Tom
Tom
Yeah, mine caught the cover all right, put a nice scratch in it. So I dremeled out the scratch and it it still was clunky.
I gave up and removed it.
No clunky.
I gave up and removed it.
No clunky.
I used a half-link on my RM 250 cc Suzuki watercooled motor on my gokart. It used a 420 chain. 66 horse power and 18" of ground contact, not the inch a bike has and never had a problem. Like 2door said use the ones with a cotter pin, much more reliable.
They make a chain that uses nothing but half-links. A foot or two of this type of chain, and I would have enough half-links for the rest of my life.
Maybe this type of link is better than the ones that use springs or cotter pins because they are press-fit like a normal roller chain, and no protrusions to catch on anything?
Maybe this type of link is better than the ones that use springs or cotter pins because they are press-fit like a normal roller chain, and no protrusions to catch on anything?
Depending on your build you might not be able to get away with using a complete sealed chain like that.
Well, I was going to purchase 10 of these half-links from a vendor that advertises here, but when I saw the ridiculous charges for shipping 10 little half-links, I removed this vendor from my favorites list, and bought the items on eBay instead.
