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Supplier: Chain Breaker?

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So, I am done cutting off extra chain leaks with a Dremmel H/D cut off wheel and prying off the side plates etc. Can the GS Forum collective recommend a well made ( X China) chain breaker and who currently supplies this item. Would like it to do drive & cam chains . . . perhaps wishful thinking

TIA,
Steve
 
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So, I am done cutting off extra chain leaks with a Dremmel H/D cut off wheel and prying off the side plates etc. Can the GS Forum collective recommend a well made ( X China) chain breaker and who currently supplies this item. Would like it to do drive & cam chains . . . perhaps wishful thinking

TIA,
Steve

I have the Motion Pro breaker. It has worked okay but you have to be careful when using it as the bits can bend or break. If I were a professional mechanic I would want something beefier but for occasional use this is fine.

Joe
 
Joe,

Thanks for the link, I was wondering have you used it your 630 Chain? I think the link says 520 -532
 
Joe,

Thanks for the link, I was wondering have you used it your 630 Chain? I think the link says 520 -532

No, I haven't used it on a 630 chain. I cut my last 630 several years ago and did a 530 conversion. I don't think it will work with a 630 but you might check with Motion Pro to be sure.

Joe
 
The instructions for every chain breaker I've seen recommend grinding off the riveted portion of the pin. I think chains are just a lot stronger these days -- you can't just clamp on a chain breaker and shove the pin through with brute force any more.

Not sure if this link will work, but McMaster-Carr stocks chain breakers for industrial chain that should work fine on 630 chain and larger.

http://www.mcmaster.com/#chain-breakers/=fbixg2
 
The instructions for every chain breaker I've seen recommend grinding off the riveted portion of the pin. I think chains are just a lot stronger these days -- you can't just clamp on a chain breaker and shove the pin through with brute force any more.

Not sure if this link will work, but McMaster-Carr stocks chain breakers for industrial chain that should work fine on 630 chain and larger.

http://www.mcmaster.com/#chain-breakers/=fbixg2

I agree, perhaps the brute force method worked when the roller pins were staked in the center. Every cycle chain I have seen has been penned in four places 0, 90, 180 & 270 degrees.
 
Motion Pro Rivet and Breaker Tool 08-0058

Motion Pro Rivet and Breaker Tool 08-0058

I have used a different Motion Pro tool, and brute force ended up with a snapped pin while trying to shorten my brand new RK chain. It had no problem breaking my old chain with it (However it might have been the original 1978 Chain?!?).

I think it would work for your 630 chain as long as you grind the rivet head off first. In my defense, I did not own a grinder at the time and was too eager to get going.

Z1 has the best price I could find at $80, and great service:
http://www.z1enterprises.com/Chain-Rivet--Breaker-Tool-382.aspx
However, the case is blue unlike their picture (see http://www.motionpro.com/motorcycle/partno/08-0058/).

You can find color instructions for this tool here (they send you a B&W copy): http://www.pashnit.com/pics/products/motionpro/08-0058.I8-0058.pdf
 
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