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Re: Yet more MZ gaiter stuff

Posted by Hendred on May 15, 2014; 10:30am
URL: http://silk-motorcycles.221.s1.nabble.com/Yet-more-MZ-gaiter-stuff-tp5001056p5001063.html

Got out my spare gaiters with part no. 05 28 042.  On inspection one was new and the other used but in good condition.  I pulled my old chain through the used gaiter with a thin piece of wire with no trouble.  Tried the new gaiter and failed completely!  The internal ribs gripped the chain and it stuck fast.  I'll give it another go later with plenty of lubricant.

I read on an MZ forum where they used coat hanger wire to pull the chain through the gaiter and the gaiters took about 50 miles to run in!

I measured the gaiters at 370mm long.  On checking, the ones on my Silk are after market ones which seem softer than original MZ ones - could be age though.  

I measured MZ TS 250 gaiters at 390mm long so these would be too long.