I just got the timing chain for the 83 300SD. It came with the link that you crimp the new chain together. Where can I get a link to hook the old chain to the new chain to pull the new chain in. I looked several places and all I saw was the permananent links and not the removable master link.
Thanks for your help.
Rodney

Just grind off the end of the pins on one of the old links, pull it out and use it to splice to the new chain.

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I also heard that you can use the master link from a gasser as it is slightly lighter and easy to install and has the slip on clip style retainer.
When I did mine I just inserted the new master link and pulled the chain through. There is very little side to side on the chain so it shouldn't fall out but then maybe I just got lucky...

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"I also heard that you can use the master link from a gasser"

I've heard that too. Its such a bugger to get that new side plate on there (pull the new chain through) and then take it off and put it on again, I gota look into that "gasser link"

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