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Old 04-05-2008, 11:21 AM
Brian Carlton Brian Carlton is offline
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Originally Posted by siral3x View Post
Yep, the sprockets will wear faster with a new chain, and should be replaced. You are right, unless the chain is stretched beyond specs don't worry abt it.
Why?

The pitch of the new chain should perfectly match the pitch of the sprockets. The high wear in the sprockets is due to heavy loading on the first few teeth due to a pitch mismatch with a worn chain.
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