81 link chain with split link

[tavspeed]

ordered a 81 link mec eur chain off ebay,i have recieved on with a split link,with a small cotter pin to hold the split link,it has cm stamped on one link,any know if this is a mec eur,its going in a ts1 so wont fit it with a split link,anyone heard of a cm chain,have i been sent what i orderd,cheers all.

[YAMLAM]

i also bought one of ebay, same make from a "reputable " dealer, it too came with a split link and small cotter pin, the pin the cotter pin was in could be moved up and down and would " drop" down and catch on the chain tensioner,. i returned it for a full refund.

[andychain]

Please use an endless rivetted chain the single crank links are a menace.

I know that there is an iwis one available

Andy

[Bilko]

Had the side casing off friday on the 225 engine and had a wee look round and found this..




The chain looked ok on the sprockets and while having a quick look over it I saw the pin half out.

[Adam_Winstone]

I found exactly the same in a mate's iron 230 that I stripped, with the split pin on the magnetic drain plug and nothing fixing the link pin in place, which could have worked out at any time.

Adam

[Daggs]

I converted an 80 link chain to 81 by using a 'one and a half' link' that utilised a pin with a 'clip' (MB sell 'em) to keep it in. Ten years later still going strong.

[Adam_Winstone]

^... I have one of those too, which has lasted well.

[andychain]

It is very simple the small split pin wears as the chain articulates, someitmes it will slide out and others
actually break just luck of the draw.

Andy

[eden]

http://www.lambretta-images.com/archive ... tta-p8.php

[shocky]

A split pin would always be a nagging doubt in the back of my mind it really isjust something else to go wrong , I dont know if it would be capable of locking the gearbox up if it came apart but no amout of pulling the clutch in would release a locked back wheel ...