why do my o-rings keep falling off!?!? this is the second time its happeaned and luckily the first time it was under warrenty. also the last time it wrecked my sprocket too. why does this happean??

 

Is it the stock chain? Cuz the stockers are junk. Get yourself a DID X-ring chain and lube it every ride with triflow

 

The stock chain is not junk. I have an 2000 and ride it very hard. NEVER had a problem with the chain. I keep it oiled all the time and after it has been in the mud I wash off. The only thing that I can think of why the orings fall off is that the sprockets are out of alighnment or it is not being oiled regularly.

 

My "Bubba Bike" was a lower hour 99 Sport, but still had the original chain on it when I sold it. I never had any problems. They might not be good on the utility versions, but my experience was fine. The o'rings have to be falling off because they are getting hard and brittle then breaking. Make sure you use a chain lube designed just for o'ring chains and use it like the directions say, and also dont use pressure washers to clean the chain with. You can lightly blow sand and such off of it, but the high pressure close up will have enough to blow them off.

 

I'm kinda with Bubba,my chains all three of them lasted well over 4 years.I have since removed the four wheel drive and have been on the same chain for 3 years.I agree high pressure washer's will destroy the o-rings.And like Bubba said make sure you use the proper chain lubricant.[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif[/img]

 

Maybe the previous owner of mine used a pressure washer? Im not sure, but mine didn't last very long. Maybe cuz I ride a lot of mud too? But since I put the DID chain on and started using Triflow, I haven't had to clean my chain yet. Which sucks cuz I bought a Unek chain scrubber at that time as well. Nothing sticks to that chain

 

I do not care for the stock chains either. I keep mine lubed with TriFlow and I can still see little cracks in the "o"rings. My real problem with them is you have to adjust them after every single ride. I do a lot of jumping though, so I could be making it worse.

 

well i changed it monday and when i took off the chain the sprockets teeth were all broke off except for 4 and they were about to break too. Also a couple of the o-rings looked like tin-foil from the way they were getting crumpled up before they fall off. i use PJ-1 chain lube so it cant be that and usually spray my chain off after every ride. usually lube it after about 30 miles so it could be that. next time this happeans if it does i will definetly buy the x-ring chain. i was gonna buy it but i was riding that day so i had to drive 40 miles to get the chain and sprocket.

 

I have found that chain lubes such as PJ-1 do more harm than good on an off=road vehicle. That stuff sets up like a gooey grease on your chain, while ok on a road going motorcycle it is not the best thing for something that lives in sand and dirt. Now I simply hose off the chain at the end of the day and give it a light coat of WD-40 and put it away for next time. That PJ-1 acts like a magnet for sand and dirt and actually does more harm than good. If the o-rings are intact no appreciable amount of oil is actually going to make it inside the pins, what you really need to do is keep it from rusting, keep the o-rings soft, and keep the dirt/sand off of it.