muffdiver Posted May 15, 2010 Share Posted May 15, 2010 hi all, most of us at some time or another has had a seized up chain, sadly through lack of use my chain has become some what seized and i was wondering whether anybody had found a good way to free of this semi seized chain of mine ... there are several links that are shall i say very tight and dont move easily so if anyone has any thoughts or hints on the matter please let me know, thanks dave. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barkwindjammer Posted May 15, 2010 Share Posted May 15, 2010 I would say bin it if its in this state, if your desperate enough you could wrap it in parafin soaked rags and leave it for a couple of days, there is a strong possibility that this chain could snap-not good m8 trust me ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator mervin Posted May 15, 2010 Moderator Share Posted May 15, 2010 i will second what barky says bin it, get ya self a decent new chain, broken chain can = destroyed casing very very expensive read this out of interest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator Airhead Posted May 15, 2010 Moderator Share Posted May 15, 2010 I laid my bandit up for the winter once and next spring had the same problem, no amount of cleaning lubing would free it so I traded the bike in for another. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shep639 Posted May 16, 2010 Share Posted May 16, 2010 Angle grinder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R1Mad Posted May 17, 2010 Share Posted May 17, 2010 hi all, most of us at some time or another has had a seized up chain, sadly through lack of use my chain has become some what seized and i was wondering whether anybody had found a good way to free of this semi seized chain of mine ... there are several links that are shall i say very tight and dont move easily so if anyone has any thoughts or hints on the matter please let me know, thanks dave. Time for a new chain, if it snaps it can do a lot of damage to you and your bike, I wouldn’t risk it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterC Posted May 17, 2010 Share Posted May 17, 2010 if you post it in the right section and you may get even more answers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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