Thread: bend a valve by being one tooth off on the chain?
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Old 05-15-2008, 11:04 AM
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Originally Posted by Dee8go View Post
Wouldn't two teeth be partially engaged anyway? I would think the two teeth on either side of the missing tooth would keep it from slipping, at least with hand turning.
Well, we are suffering from a lack of communication here. No teeth are broken off the chain is just one tooth off from where it should be.

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