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Originally posted by DanielG
Is this merely mileage dependent or is time a factor. I am reading in this post that parts get brittle -- as you all know they get brittle over time. too. So, is a 17 year old car with about 50k miles due for a new chain?
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Your mechanic can check the degrees of stretch of the chain (5 degrees being the limit, I think), but I know that I would at minimum change the upper guide rails. Seventeen year old plastic has to be as brittle as a saltine cracker.
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Paul S.
2001 E430, Bourdeaux Red, Oyster interior.
79,200 miles.
1973 280SE 4.5, 170,000 miles. 568 Signal Red, Black MB Tex. "The Red Baron".
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