08-09-2014, 01:58 PM
(08-05-2014, 01:06 PM)The ferret_imp Wrote: The original Nighthawk chain is a cheap " market" chain. Very low tensile strength and wears out quickly. A new x ring chain has tremendous tensil strength and due to being packed with lube and sealed with x rings, will go 20-30,000 miles with minimal care.
Like you I am old school and was poor. We had to fix rather than replace. Guess that is why I still plug tires, and use clip style master links. My sprockets looked good so I just replaced the chain, although it is recommended they be replaced together. Again, sometimes I don't always do what is " recommended".
One word of caution when crimping a staking type master link. Too much pressure and you can creat a stiff link that cannot be fixed. Chain is ruined. Well, the link is ruined, it could be driven out and a new staking type link installed. Fine line between just right and too tight. Best to let someone who has some experience to stake a chain for you if you've never done one IMO.
Ordered the chain and sprokets yesterday per Flynriders recommendations. I think the bill was 170.00 give or take. I dont have the tool to change this out and it will run 45.00-50.00 give or take. I emailed a local independent shop that will do it for 120.00. I have no experience with these new type chains and I am in a delima.
Since I have no experience with type chain would I be better off to pay somebody an extra 70 bucks or so? I hate to do that but I dont want to ruin a 120.00 chain either. I just hate paying somebody for something I think I can do but I am unsure in this case. But how do you learn? Is 120 reasonable?
Appreciate any advice. I am such a tightwad sometimes cant see the forrest for the woods but money is money. Can I do this or should I just pay up?