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So therefore, a chain DOES stretch with use and time.
The chain being made up of several parts, and wear between these parts causes the chain to become longer.
The plates are not the chain, but only part of the chain. These plates (apparently) do not stretch, but its the wear that occurs to the pins, bushings, and rollers that cause the "stretch" that is witnessed.
Would this be correct?
My reasoning is that a plate is not a chain, just as an engine is not a car. One part of a thing should not be referred to as if it is the whole mechanism?