just how do you fit an endless chain?

RAINMAKER · Post by **RAINMAKER** » Mon Sep 20, 2004 9:09 am

Now this might seem a bit dumb.........but never fitted one.
So is it easy?
are there any special tools required?
What size?
How many links? (standard sprokets)

Bink · Post by **Bink** » Mon Sep 20, 2004 9:41 am

Number of links is 102. You will need a chain splitter tool (Â£50,-) or ask your local dealer to split the chain for you for a fiver

bluesman · Post by **bluesman** » Mon Sep 20, 2004 9:42 am

On other bikes to fit endless chain normally you need to take off swingarm. To be honest - can be pain in tha a...e job if you do not have good device to support bike.
But I had a look at my Storm and looks like on Storm you might get away by taking of left peg hanger, left lower can hanger, sprocket cover and (might be needed) front sprocket.
If that's the case you do not need anything more special than alien keys, big box key for front sprocket nut and patienence

Well, apart from one thing I always recommend to have, no matter what - torque wrench, so that you do not need to think to much how tight should be all those nuts and bolts....

STEVESTORM · Post by **STEVESTORM** » Tue Sep 21, 2004 8:17 pm

Previous description spot on. 102 link standard - 104 for my 15/45 t set up. I fitted an endless chain exactly as previous comments and got the old one off the same way. 1 rear axle stand Â£ 40 is recommended

Iwantafirestorm · Post by **Iwantafirestorm** » Thu Sep 30, 2004 12:12 am

bluesman wrote:
Well, apart from one thing I always recommend to have, no matter what - torque wrench, so that you do not need to think to much how tight should be all those nuts and bolts....

Bluesman, totally agree, torque wrench is a good idea regardless of what bike you've got. I have just one question: How do you know what the torque settings are for each nut?

STEVESTORM · Post by **STEVESTORM** » Thu Sep 30, 2004 5:21 am

The much maligned HAYNES manual has a full list of settings for every last bolt on the bike.

I bought a manual for Â£18 and it has saved me a fortune already..

bluesman · Post by **bluesman** » Thu Sep 30, 2004 8:33 am

I do have Haynes, and also (if you do not want to spend 18 quid) - somewhere in forum I saw link to place where from you can download 100 mb PDF format workshop manual for Storm.
I did it, and it is indeed very nice manual, with ALL torque settings.

Iwantafirestorm · Post by **Iwantafirestorm** » Thu Sep 30, 2004 11:49 am

Of course - I should have guessed! I always buy a Haynes manual with every new bike (or car) that I buy. I'll certainly be buying one when I finally get my 'Storm

Pete · Post by **Pete** » Thu Sep 30, 2004 12:24 pm

I recently got a DID endless chain. All I had to do to fit it was take off the LHS hanger/footpeg assembly... sorted!

No removal of swingarms or any other malarkey required....

bluesman · Post by **bluesman** » Thu Sep 30, 2004 1:50 pm

Wow! How did you managed it without taking off front sprocket cover???

Pete · Post by **Pete** » Thu Sep 30, 2004 2:15 pm

Ahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahaahhahahaha, funny.

I obviously had to take the sprocket cover off, just left that bit out as I assumed everybody did that when changing chains anyway......

RQ · Post by RQ » Thu Sep 30, 2004 2:30 pm

Pete, ya gotta state the obvious for some of us. I was wondering how you squeezed the damn thing in there!!!!!

Iwantafirestorm · Post by **Iwantafirestorm** » Thu Sep 30, 2004 4:49 pm

Maybe I'm making a mistake here but I've never changed any sockets when changing a chain.

RQ · Post by RQ » Thu Sep 30, 2004 5:08 pm

What about your sprockets?

Change sprockets with chains, it all wears!

STEVESTORM · Post by **STEVESTORM** » Thu Sep 30, 2004 5:53 pm

1) REMOVE SPROCKETS
2) FIT 15/45T
3) FONE ambulance !

Sprockets and chains go together like oil and filter - if you just change one the other fouls the new bit!

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just how do you fit an endless chain?

just how do you fit an endless chain?

You will have to...

easy peasy

Re: You will have to...

exactly, plus...

How???