Lubrication For The Roller chains

The need for lubrication,not just to the outside of the roller chain but especially to the inner surfaces between the bushings and rollers and to the pins and bushings,is a source of irritation for almost all users of roller chains.From motorcycle owners,who must clean and lubricate the transmission chain by hand or with specialized gadgets,to the owners of complex machinery utilizing high speed chain drives,who utilize expensive sophisticated lubrication systems to keep the roller chain lubricated,all the way up to the owners of gigantic surface mining draglines and bucket-wheel excavators,struggle with the goal of giving their roller chains clean,continuous lubrication.

It is no surprise,then,that some owners,from one end of the scale to the other,simply use the "do-nothing" alternative.They accept more friction, less efficiency, more noise and more frequent replacement as they only minimally maintain the lubrication of their roller chains.This is a classic "trade-off".So many areas use low-maintenance roller chains such as o-ring chain(grease sealed into the joints).