Reply To: Cam Chain

Hi Smucho, welcome to the forum.

I’ve replaced a few cam chains over the years and the tool I use is a chain splitter and riveter combined. It is supposed to be suitable for all sizes of chain, but I can’t guarantee that having done only a few myself. The last couple I did were kits which had a split link like your final drive chain. At first you think ‘What’s going to happen if it breaks?’ but then you realise that you’re asking more of your final drive chain with all the mud, water and general crap that is thrown at it. And when was the last time that you heard about one of those coming off unless not properly fixed in the first place?

Do make sure that the direction of rotation for your split link is correct and you should have no problems using a non-riveted link.

Here’s a US site which sells riveter/splitters:

https://www.jcwhitney.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?storeId=10101&AID=10273849&productId=3054&TID=101&catalogId=10101&langId=-1&PID=952457

or for $35 try this link:

https://www.partsnmoreonline.com/PNMSite/Z1KZ-35-0112htm.htm

Hope this helps, I don’t know or recommend these stores but maybe they can give you more info.

If you get chance, tell us more about your bike(s) and what Canadian biking is all about. Good luck and please let us know how you get on with the chain.