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40 chain master link
« on: July 26, 2015, 12:25:00 pm »
Is their a right way/wrong way in which the clip opening faces. Thanks, boxcar
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Re: 40 chain master link
« Reply #1 on: July 26, 2015, 12:49:30 pm »
Yup, the open part follows the closed.
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Re: 40 chain master link
« Reply #2 on: July 26, 2015, 04:27:59 pm »
Should clip opening face towards the front or rear. Or doesn't it really matter
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Re: 40 chain master link
« Reply #3 on: July 26, 2015, 06:08:54 pm »
Back when I ran chain, I always installed it so the closed end was toward the direction the chain was moving. That way, contact with something could not push it off.
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Re: 40 chain master link
« Reply #4 on: July 26, 2015, 07:00:00 pm »
Back when I ran chain, I always installed it so the closed end was toward the direction the chain was moving. That way, contact with something could not push it off.

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Re: 40 chain master link
« Reply #5 on: July 26, 2015, 09:22:44 pm »
That's the way I've been running it. Just wanted to make sure.. Thanks everyone for the help
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