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Re: [Roadsters] U20 Timing Chain for $20???

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Subject: Re: [Roadsters] U20 Timing Chain for $20???
From: "John F Sandhoff" <sandhoff@csus.edu>
Date: Fri, 27 Aug 2010 16:25:19 -0700
> (referring to ebay item #310240161518)

The chains are available aftermarket. The one up for bid is not
OEM, but probably fine. BUT... it's only the chain.

The chains and the gears wear together, as a set. Putting a new
chain on a used gear presents a strong risk of chewing up the chain
much quicker than if all the components are new. And, a good deal
of the 'chain slop' and death rattle comes from the gears being worn.
The chain wears and stretches, to be sure, but it's not the lone
culprit.

-- John
     John F Sandhoff   sandhoff@csus.edu   Sacramento, CA
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