Soaking Chain?

Hey guys my brother had a newish chain on his bike and then got a longer swinger so he bought another longer chain. What can i soak his other chain in to get the grease and stuff off without hurting the O-Rings? Thanks

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Originally posted by AtvKid4Eva
Hey guys my brother had a newish chain on his bike and then got a longer swinger so he bought another longer chain. What can i soak his other chain in to get the grease and stuff off without hurting the O-Rings? Thanks

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i just use a parts cleaner


but you might want to think twice about installing a used chain, on different sprockets, the chain does wear to the sprockets, and a thrown chain can do MAJOR damage,

it would make a ok spare in a pinch, but new quality chain installed properly,
matched with new sprockets are a cheap investment in your lower end

I've always used kerosene to clean my chains.

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Originally posted by Scro
I've always used kerosene to clean my chains.

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this!

Well the chain had about 5 rides on it so it's like new just a bit of old oil I wannpa clean. Kerosene won't hurt the o rings?

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Originally posted by AtvKid4Eva
Well the chain had about 5 rides on it so it's like new just a bit of old oil I wannpa clean. Kerosene won't hurt the o rings?

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no it shouldent hurt the o rings mine is a oring chain and i soak it. dont use gasoline as it "will" hurt the orings

I have used kerosene to clean my o-rings chains for over a decade, never had a problem.

Doug

or diesel fuel.

I don't lube my o-ring chain either short of the WD40 I spray on it after washing. My chains seem to last longer than others who spray chain lube on what is basically a sealed chain if you have an o-ring or x-ring chain.

its soaking in kerosene. Looks like its working great! i will remove it this evening. Thanks guys!

Wd40 and a chain brush will get it spotless. Chain wax us the best stuff I've used if you follow the directions.