Tue Nov 4 15:58:04 1997 - Message No. 1616
From: Michael Dipper

Subject: Re: Pro-Link


Hi !

On Tue, 4 Nov 1997, Ludo Sys wrote:

> I ask this question because this weekend we unmount the pro-Link of my
> brother's Dominator (45.000 km) because the bike did become quite unstable
> and uncertain. Well, the cause was rapidly found : it had a great free
> play. He opened the piece and did see that all the internal pieces (Lagern
> in german) were totally dry (no oil at all) and rust causing the piece to
> worn out. As the Pro-Link is also applied on our bike I wonder if someone
> has experienced the same or can give some remedies to avoid the
> replacement of this expensive part.

Why not greasing the bearings every time you change the chain ?
(I use an endless one - this makes removal of the pro link necessary).

BTW: After 40.000km the bearing was still in excellent state.

Regards,       --- Micha ---


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