Master links are not a weak point, but if not properly installed they can disengage.
Technically speaking a master link is actually stronger than the pin-joined side plates of the rest of the chain.
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Thread: My chain BROKE!
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10-17-2011, 10:52 AM #1
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10-17-2011, 12:10 PM #2
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this happened to my husband about 2 weeks ago right after he took his chain off to clean it.
How did it happen? He didn't fasten it tightly enough when he put it back together.
But chains DO break.I like Bikes - Mimi
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