thanks for the responses so far guys!

As far as making the engine hard to turn over, I don't think I would have that problem since my chain already has quite a bit of slop

For those who are using them, are you lubing them up a certain way before start up?

I guess im just concerned about the pads wearing as that is some of the bad stuff that I hear about. I don't want this motor to have a failure again because of something this small.