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Old 10-20-2011, 01:12 PM   #11
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remember to replace all 3 units... both front & rear sprockets and a new chain.
What if one of them is still good? That's not a very derf way to do things.
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Old 10-20-2011, 01:40 PM   #12
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It's the power that gets the chain! I did the same thing on mine with an O-ring chain and just happened to capture it on video!

http://www.youtube.com/watch%3Fv%3D7...lPVZoIQtit80Pw
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Old 10-20-2011, 02:12 PM   #13
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What if one of them is still good? That's not a very derf way to do things.
Gasman doesn't derf....
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Old 10-20-2011, 09:23 PM   #14
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Very true zoom. The only one you MAY be able to skimp on is the front as it is usually hardened steel. However, it will cause you to wear out your new chain faster. The 3 pieces wear into each other and if you put a new chain on old sprockets that new chain will wear poorly and its life will end sooner.
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Old 10-21-2011, 12:26 PM   #15
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I only got 9000 miles out of the stock chain & sprockets on the Husky. AL sprocket, big bore thumper and no cush drive will do that.
No cush drive? Any idea why that is?
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Old 10-22-2011, 09:05 PM   #16
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No cush drive? Any idea why that is?
I dunno. Weight I guess. No Husky has one.
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