# miles for a chain and sprocket

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**Category:** Shift518 Automotive\
**Created:** [February 16, 2012, 5:25am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/miles-for-a-chain-and-sprocket/262698 "2012-02-16T05:25:24Z")\
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**Author:** ![Skidplate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skidplate](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Skidplate)\
**Post date:** [February 16, 2012, 10:54am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/miles-for-a-chain-and-sprocket/262698/8 "2012-02-16T10:54:34Z")

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> [@FS/FT : Large Front Mount Intercooler](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fs-ft-large-front-mount-intercooler/48202/8):
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> Search online for sprocket wear, plenty of picts showing what an “out of spec” sprocket looks like. Make sure your **chain slag** is within spec and lube every 500 miles.
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> P.S. OP do you have a service manual? everything is in there and it will detail how to measure the chain to see if it is out of spec and sprocket wear.

what’s chain slag? the droop in the chain between the rear and front sprockets?

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