Do I Have to get an 0-ring chain?

[kilabeez0]

i snapped my 110 chain last year and tried to replace it with like a cheap $15 chain. the master link kept pulling apart as soon as i would start to drive so i gave up. well it's time to give it another try. I heard i should try to get an o-ring chain. well what's the difference? and what does sealed and non-sealed mean? those are the 2 choices for 428 chains on dennis kirk. and does 92 links sound right? thanks alot.

[200xBoy]

You dont have to have an O ring chain but a regular one will kill your sprokets fast. i bought all new sprokets last summer and after about 10 rides they look bad. But it's your choice man. Your gona pay an extra 30 dollars or so but its well worth it then spending 120 dollars on sprokets.

[TimSr]

If you are having trouble with keeping your master link on, an O-ring chain will not solve your problem. I would always recommend using o-ring chains as replacements, but it sounds like you have some other problem to solve before you shoudl be changing it. First make sure you are installing it correctly. The clip is directional. Also make sure your chain isnt making contact with anything that is causing the master link to come unclipped.

[Red Rider]

Whether you get an O-ring or standard chain has nothing to do with how fast your sprockets will wear out, as 200Xboy has stated. It does have something to do with how long the chain will last though. An O-ring chain will last longer than a standard chain because the links are sealed better. The standard chain's links will begin to freeze up well before the O-ring's will.

[Jeb]

Whether you get an O-ring or standard chain has nothing to do with how fast your sprockets will wear out, as 200Xboy has stated. It does have something to with how long the chain will last. An O-ring chain will last longer than a standard chain because the links are sealed better. The standard chain's links will begin to freeze up well before the O-ring's will.

Exactly!

The only way you might prematurely screw up sprockets is if a new,cheap, non o-ring (or even cheap o-ring) chain stretches and then you don't adjust the chain slack like you should have. Even then about the only way it can hurt the sprockets is to jump off the sprockets and break off some teeth.

[Lots_Of_Nothing]

sounds to me like maybe you put the clip on wrong, or did you remember the side plate? possibly your making the chain too tight., an o-ring chain wont solve your problem, i would just buy a decent master link and give it a try, could just be the quality of the $15 chain though

[plkmonster2]

I have an oem chain if you want it. It is used, so it won't stretch like a new chain. Also, make sure that your chain doesn't run loose. We had a 90 that the chain jumped a link on the front sproket, and jammed itself in the oil port right in front of the front sproket. This caused the port to be busted, and oil went everywhere.

[trikerider2oo7]

o-ring chains are more expensive than a non-o-ring chain but they last a lot longer...i have an x-ring because i hear that they are the best type to get

[kilabeez0]

still no one has told me what the difference between sealed and non-sealed is. when i search for a 428 chain it will give descriptions of the chains but there is no mention of it being an 0-ring or not???

[Red Rider]

An O-ring chain has little O-rings in between each link's plates. These O-rings "seal" the pivot area of each and every link in the chain, which keeps dirt & crud out. A standard chain is "non-sealed" because there is nothing sealing each link's pivot point. This lets dirt & crud in, which will eventually lead to the links seizing up and becoming rigid.