O-Ring Chain Maintenance

uhhh soak in wd40? Prob not a good idea, WD40 has solvent in it. Im not sure if that will eat at the o-rings though. 2 days is crazy too, im gonna say you probably did some damage to it.

Just soak it in kerosene for an hour or so and scrub it with a hard brisled brush and then let it dry. boom, clean chain

I got an 89zx10 this yr that had sat and cleaned chain with ether n lubed w sx chain wax and it kept stretching like crazy. Is that cuz of the old chain or just the power and riding hard? Sprockets r good but I wanna know cuz I'd like to fix her up as I heal

If it has frozen links soaking it will not help,it is toast.

The quickest way to kill a o ring chain is spray it with a pressure washer.

Diesel and kerosene

An o-ring chain is sealed with rubber gommets. So never use a pressure washer or hard steel brush on it, it will kill your seals and your chain will develop rusted links.

WD40 is crap for using on a chain, you'll need to rinse it after since it attracts dirt and dust.

Like other said, o-ring chains are sealed and only need something to prevent rust. I've had o-ring chains on ATV's in the past and used WD-40 on them with no issues. The solvent in it doesn't appear to be strong enough to damage the rubber.

Check my post in this thread:

http://www.vitalmx.com/forums/Race-Shop,42/RK-Chains,1228721

WD40 did the job of cleaning (It is totally worthless as a lubricant), and my chains lasted a long, long time using this method. Don't need to do it after every ride, just once in a while