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Main Area => General GS500 Discussion => Topic started by: wolfs02shadow on March 04, 2012, 06:47:42 PM

Title: Safety
Post by: wolfs02shadow on March 04, 2012, 06:47:42 PM
Have a 04f and I change out the front sprocket to a 15t over the weekend. What I can't get over is that it wasn't bolted on. All that holds it is the snap ring. Has there ever been any issues with that.


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Title: Re: Safety
Post by: Tombstones81 on March 04, 2012, 07:00:03 PM
nope.
that is how it is.
Title: Re: Safety
Post by: slipperymongoose on March 04, 2012, 07:01:32 PM
You'll be surprised what those circlips can do. There isn't meant to be any side loading forces on the sprocket so that's why there is a circlip. Do a google search on it and find out how often tgey fail and why.
Title: Re: Safety
Post by: BaltimoreGS on March 04, 2012, 08:11:24 PM
Would it also worry you to know that a little snap ring is all that holds your forks together??    :D

-Jessie
Title: Re: Safety
Post by: slipperymongoose on March 04, 2012, 08:30:25 PM
Your chain is held by a clip as well
Title: Re: Safety
Post by: twocool on March 04, 2012, 08:32:52 PM
Quote from: slipperymongoose on March 04, 2012, 08:30:25 PM
Your chain is held by a clip as well

not mine!

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Title: Re: Safety
Post by: slipperymongoose on March 04, 2012, 08:40:09 PM
Mine is he he  :flipoff:
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