I finally got around to putting in my drive chain. Went 18,000+ miles.
Pretty much shot. Rear sprocket looked good so I was not going to change either sprocket. When I pulled off the cover to look at the front sprocket it looked rusted, which I can't understand. It was fine by the teeth but the sides are brown. Looks like the heat buildup might have had something to do with it. Also the front sprocket had a noticable amount of side to side wobble. I ordered a new sprocket and C clip. Going to change it when I get it. I'm just curious if there is something else I have to change to eliminate the wobble.
count the teeth on the front sprocket. The sprockets on newer model bike (after 94) have a little built in spacer. When installing a 15t sprocket (16 is stock) on a newer model bike its not uncommon to get a sprocket that doesnt have this. If its a 1/8" wobble or less its fine.
Which sprocket does yours look the most like?
(http://www.bbburma.net/MiscFotos/Sprockets.jpg)
If it's like the one in the middle, try a different one next time. (Left = stock Suzuki, Right = JT Sprockets)
PS - '89 to '93 models MUST stick with the shoulder-less kind in the middle. Apparently some '94s came stock with a shouldered sprocket and some without, so CHECK before you buy.
Mine is the original sprocket with 18.000+ miles on it
It's the 2002 model
I guess it looks like the one in the middle.
I orderd a stock Suzuki one so I'll see when I get it.
If there is still some play, I'll put in a spacer.
The side plate for the master link can be a pain to put on but I got it on without much trouble. I used a 10mm socket and a c-clamp. I just pushed it in enough to get it started. Afterwards I got a nut whose hole was a little larger than the pin. I squeezed in one end and than the other. The good thing about using the nut is that the pressure from the other side of the c-clamp is going onto the pin and there is no chance of distorting the plate.
mp183,
while you are at it takes some pics of your "opereation"
we all like pictures, plus I am going to be doing the same thing as
you in a couple weeks
just would be cool :mrgreen: