Help with sixth gen chain guard clip removal

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  1. 2wheels4me

    2wheels4me New Member

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    Does anyone know how to remove the two inside clips for the chain guard? Is it a turn and pop kind of thing? I can turn them a quarter turn but I'm afraid to try and pry them up. They have a phillips style head but are very fragile...almost stripped one just trying to turn it.
     
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    Anybody? I have a service manual but it does not describe how to remove them. A search yields nothing as well.
     
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    They're crap, and hard to remove if they've been in there for years.
    It is just an expandable base plug with a plastic screw.
    You need to hold the base while unscrewing the inner part, but I find it easier to try and pry the screw out and get new ones for re-assembly.
     
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    What OZ said, turn the inner screw until it pops up, then pry the base out. Why are you taking it off, just curious.
     
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    I’m just replacing the chain and sprocket. I thought it would be nice to take it off and give everything a really nice clean while I was back there.

    Thanks for the replies... I figured there was a trick to it.
     
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    I ran into that this weekend as well, left it on and cleaned under it as best I could.
     
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    In middle of chain and sprocket job, had same issue, I have a parts manual if you need Honda part number. I also found my chain slider was GONE! Been hearing lately a hollow slow sporadic sound at low speed, chain was slapping the hollow swing arm. Hoping I don’t have to pull swing arm off to get chain slider on. You rivet your chain back together(what do you use) or use a clip?
     
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    After removing the two allen screws, I was able to get under the gaurd well enough to get all the built up dirt. I opted to just leave those clips alone. Maybe I’ll order them for the next tine, that way I won’t have to worry about them, if I mess them up.
     
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    Yikes, good thing you checked!

    Yes, the chain has a rivet master link. I have the Stockton chain break and rivet tool kit. Works really well, and inexpensive too.
     
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    The two inside clips I destroyed getting out, replaced with auto door clip that fit perfect and tight. With new chain slider, sprockets, GXW chain it sounds so smooth and knocking is gone. I know I’ll catch hell for this but I’ve always used a side grinder to remove tops of rivets on one link, pop apart, use a chain tool than presses the new link to chain to specified amount, then flair the new rivets with a special center punch.
     
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    When the cheap kit I was using broke trying to remove the rivets I ended up using the grinder to cut the link off too. Probably just going to do it that way the next time as it was pretty easy.
     
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