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Old 05-19-19, 10:55 AM
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Bill Kapaun
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You can find oodles of steel rings at X-Mart.

Another cause of your problem may have been a worn chain.
IF everything is in spec, the load is borne by a lot more teeth than if the chain is worn/elongated.
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