little dave Posted October 13, 2009 Share Posted October 13, 2009 ok, so i was oiling and tightening my chain today and saw that i have 2 missing teeth on my rear 45 tooth sprocket. the missing teeth are 10 apart. my little dt is my only transportation and i would like to know if its safe to keep going to work until one gets shipped in 3-5 days. i plan on replacing the chain while im at it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
up.yours Posted October 13, 2009 Share Posted October 13, 2009 i suppose its each to his own ,but i wouldnt . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator Airhead Posted October 14, 2009 Moderator Share Posted October 14, 2009 Cant see it being an issue so long as the chain slack is ok, for a few days anyway. After all its a low powered bike innit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator Cynic Posted October 14, 2009 Moderator Share Posted October 14, 2009 ok, so i was oiling and tightening my chain today and saw that i have 2 missing teeth on my rear 45 tooth sprocket. the missing teeth are 10 apart. my little dt is my only transportation and i would like to know if its safe to keep going to work until one gets shipped in 3-5 days. i plan on replacing the chain while im at it. Its hasn't been a problem till you saw it, carry on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
little dave Posted October 16, 2009 Author Share Posted October 16, 2009 thank you all for your advice. I drove it for one more day just to get to work and to stop at the local corporate assed lameo bike shop (god i hate doing business with those people there, they are so into making sales that they offered to get me into a new bike even tho i said that i didnt have a job. (i said that just to get them off my back)) anyhow, i noticed i was missing another tooth when i was done there, so i limped it home and parked it. new sprocket 25 bucks. chain was 15 and it didnt need cutting. so i paid an extra 30 dollars for rapid shiping. while i wait, i pulled the petrol tank and went about fixing some pinhole leaks. in my shop i have a phone ringer that is like one in the stereotypical serial killer death basement. and after airing out the tank i was starting to solder over the pinholes and wouldnt you know that the exact moment that i touched the soldering iron to the tank that damn phone rang. I almost crapped my pants! anyhow, a bit of solder, then a layer of jb weld and some bondo over that to smooth things out. coat of paint and now im just waiting for the parts to arrive. if anybody has a tank off of a dt175 from the 1970's please pm me as i know someday m gonna need a replacement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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