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07-21-22, 08:49 PM

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Originally Posted by urbanknight

Technically, one link is a set of inner AND outer plates. You're thinking of two "half links".

What matters most is that you all were talking about the same thing and understanding each other.

I prefer the Park Tool method which is to use 2 rivets. It’s less ambiguous. Picture stolen from that article

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