Unless you have special link breaker tool (such as this ebay item
260177532163) you'll need a small angle grinder (or do a lot of filing) and
a punch. A flat backing plate to hold against it while you drive the pin out
is useful.
Altho it may seem very loose, taking an entire link out makes a big
difference. You should be armed with an assortment of full and half link
couplers to get to the length you need. There is a special tool used to
pull the chain together while you reinsert the coupling pin, some of those
long needle nose pliers with the bent ends would be OK for smaller chain/not
under too much tension.
If you already have an idler sprocket in the drive, that is good. If you
don't, you really should see if you can add one. It will prolong the life of
the chain, reduce stretching and shock on the drive gear, all good things.
73 Don
VE6JY
On Sun, Dec 7, 2008 at 5:10 PM, Garland, James C. Dr.
<garlanjc@muohio.edu>wrote:
> Hi Gang,
>
> The chain drive on my rotor has stretched over the past two years and I
> need
> to remove a couple of links. I've never done this before, so don't know
> what's involved. I have a work platform on my tower, so I can remove the
> chain pretty easily if I need to bring it into my workshop. Can somebody
> who
> has done this before give me any useful tips? Any special tools needed?
> Tnx.
>
> Jim W8ZR
>
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