Sprocket Install
12-27-2006, 05:02 PM
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Sprocket Install
ANYBODY KNOW HOW EASY IT WOULD BE TO INSTALL MY SPROCKET BY MYSELF??..IM KEEPING THE SAME CHAIN BUT I WAS TOLD IT IS A PAIN IN THE *** TO GET THE BACK TIRE ON AND PUT IT BACK ON..ALSO TO TAKE THE MASTER LINK OFF THE CHAIN?.?.?.? ANY TIPS??
12-27-2006, 05:10 PM
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Re: Sprocket Install
changing out a sprocket is cake. just a matter of a few bolts really. some bike chains come stock with no master link so you might have to cut it and just buy a new master link. they're pretty cheap
12-27-2006, 05:25 PM
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Re: Sprocket Install
if ur chain has a master link u will be abale to see it...just keeping spinning the wheel till u see a clip on one of the links....if u see this clip, pop the clip off and push the rest of the link out the chain...real easy....first time can be a booger if the master link clip is real strong...i use a really sharp flat head screwdriver to pry the clip off....BUT<<< if ur chain doesnt have a master link..u can cut it off like somone else said and buy a new chain, or get a new master link...can be bought at any local dealer
12-27-2006, 05:32 PM
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Re: Sprocket Install
Like he said, look for the clip, but usually the "master link" on a stock chain is actally riveted on. in that case you'll still have to cut it. you can choose to buy a rivet master link or the clip ones.
fyi, when the clip is top side, the opening should be facing back to keep it from getting knocked off.
fyi, when the clip is top side, the opening should be facing back to keep it from getting knocked off.
12-27-2006, 05:34 PM
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12-27-2006, 05:37 PM
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true dat...i called a local dealer to see how much they would charge to put it on and he told me it was an hour and a half job and it would be $75!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!...what an ***!!!!!!!!
12-27-2006, 05:38 PM
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Re: Sprocket Install
why not loosen your adjustment and see if you can get the chain off with out takin it apart......if you cant,you will probaly need a longer chain if you are goin up in the rear.
12-27-2006, 05:44 PM
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thats what i was thinkin but i was not sure...i can just loosen it up and slide it off...anybody know any place where i can get a good chain cheap???:YEAH
12-27-2006, 05:53 PM
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Re: Sprocket Install
if your using the same chain there is no need to cut chain. Just put it back on like you took it off. But, I don't think a +6 will fit with stock chain. +3 max would fit. Depends on how streched your chain is. Ebay has good chains cheap...
Last edited by ct954; 12-27-2006 at 05:59 PM.
12-27-2006, 07:00 PM
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Re: Sprocket Install
I just did this the other day with a friend
The cage got in the way of the front sprocket so
we wedged the wrench in the cage and I had to sit behind the bike and turn the back wheel to loosen and tighten the sprocket
I need some power tools.
The cage got in the way of the front sprocket so
we wedged the wrench in the cage and I had to sit behind the bike and turn the back wheel to loosen and tighten the sprocket
I need some power tools.
