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On 4/28/2022 at 9:40 AM, Hypoxia said:

I just changed another chain a few days ago.  Access was through the rear closet which gave room to maneuver.  I did it a little different than the last one.  Once you remove the bolt at the top end of the chain, the two pins at the cylinder can be removed with the cylinder in place.  I used pliers to pull a circlip off of one end of each pin which destroys that circlip.  I pushed one pin out with a pry bar far enough to get a tool under the remaining circlip & pry the pin out.  The second pin is easier since there is no tension on it.  Then you can remove the old chain & slide the new chain in place.

I re-used the pins by drilling a hole for a cotter pin through the circlip groove on one end.  The circlip on the other end was not damaged.  I put the pin in the top hole of the cylinder shaft then made a 1/4" spacer to slide under the cylinder shaft & slid it up under the chain to keep it away from the wall.  l   I used a variety of pry bars & was able to get the bottom pin started through the link on one side of the chain & through the cylinder shaft.  With the help of a long vice grip to hold the other side link in place I was able to use pry bars to force the link down & get the pin through it.  Without the spacer the chain is against the wall with no room to move.  I put cotter pins in each pin, put the bolt in the top link (don't forget the spacer) and voila, it works.

I did use a socket on the top bolt that I had turned on the lathe to make it small enough to fit through the hole & reach the bolt head.  I did not loosen the cylinder or pop it out of its channel.  I did not operate the hydraulics at all once I put the slide in about an inch from fully in to start the job.  The pile of tools at the completion of the job was quite large, I should have taken a picture.

That video is interesting to use as a visual of how everything is put together but I'll bet he will do it differently the next time.

 

Good morning 

I’m looking for the chain or part of the chain for 2004 itasca horizon 40kd sliding 

Hi all 

this misspelled 2 links drone the chain after replacing my hydraulic cylinder 

call the company and that don’t have the chain in stock for minimum 1 month 

dos any one has only one and willing to sell me 2-3 links please 

thanks