dragsterhund
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Hey everyone, I'm working on my roommates 1980 XS650 and this website has been invaluable; I'm so glad I found it!
Her bike has leaking piston rings so I'm working on getting to them, and I'm at the point where I need to remove the cam chain in order to remove the head from the cylinders. I found the master link but I'm not sure how to remove it. I have a MotionPro drive chain tool but the pins are too big to push out the small pins on the cam chain. Would a bicycle chain breaker be appropriate to use to remove the master link? Also, can I just buy a new master link and reuse the cam chain or do I need to buy a new one? Also, do I need to keep the chain threaded around the crankshaft while removing the cylinders or can I just pull it out and rethread it later?
All my Ducatis all have belt driven cams, so it's easy to slip them on and off if I need to remove the heads, and I can reuse them up to a point. Not sure how to deal with a cam chain.
Her bike has leaking piston rings so I'm working on getting to them, and I'm at the point where I need to remove the cam chain in order to remove the head from the cylinders. I found the master link but I'm not sure how to remove it. I have a MotionPro drive chain tool but the pins are too big to push out the small pins on the cam chain. Would a bicycle chain breaker be appropriate to use to remove the master link? Also, can I just buy a new master link and reuse the cam chain or do I need to buy a new one? Also, do I need to keep the chain threaded around the crankshaft while removing the cylinders or can I just pull it out and rethread it later?
All my Ducatis all have belt driven cams, so it's easy to slip them on and off if I need to remove the heads, and I can reuse them up to a point. Not sure how to deal with a cam chain.