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Originally Posted by oilslick
I used a two pound short handled hammer behind the chain and sprocket while I used a small ball peen hammer on the chain "studs". It mushroomed the ends perfectly and it took about 15 minutes.
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Exactly. I have a five-pound maul that I put behind the chain, so the impact of the small hammer is transmitted by the pin directly to the mass of the big hammer, and not against the camshaft gear wheel. Think of the bigger hammer as the anvil that you are pounding the pin against.
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M. Dillon
'87 124.193 (300TD) "White Whale", ~392k miles, 3.5l IP fitted
'95 124.131 (E300) "Sapphire", 380k miles
'73 Balboa 20 "Sanctification"
Charleston SC
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