Urgent help needed in Upper Hutt

**nico** · 25th November 2009, 12:20

anyone in the hutt have a chain tool?? that could wip round and join my chain,
happy to shout ya a beer or too, i know i could go to bike shop and pay 80per hour to have it done but who learns any thing that way

neways if you can help pm me please
nico

**Juzz976** · 25th November 2009, 12:22

I use electricians pliers (Flat nose) works everytime 4 me.

**nico** · 25th November 2009, 13:52

ok this might sound daft then, but i just cant work out how plyers will work?? this is a rivet type chain appears once put together the rivet pics need to be spread i could be wrong thu

**Juzz976** · 25th November 2009, 14:35

oh ok, Ive always had the removable link type.

I read somewhere u can centre punch them but not sure what you'd use to block up behind to get the pin to spread enough. sounds dodgy to me anyways. Not even sure how you'd get the old one off even, angle grinder or dremel maybe?

can you not get removable link they're like $10 at the shop.

**kwaka_crasher** · 25th November 2009, 14:51

Centre punch the middle of the end of the pin with a heavy block held firmly to the other side. Use a ball pein hammer to finish it.

**Drew** · 25th November 2009, 14:58

Originally Posted by kwaka_crasher

Centre punch the middle of the end of the pin with a heavy block held firmly to the other side. Use a ball pein hammer to finish it.

What he said^

**nico** · 25th November 2009, 16:24

Originally Posted by Drew

What he said^

chers for the constructive info this now give me something to do either tonight or tmrow morning

exerlet picked my front sproket up dis arvo

**hayd3n** · 25th November 2009, 16:43

i used a grinder to remove my old chain ground the rivet head off and centre punched the rivet out,
the new chain had a joiner, and take note on which way the joiner faces,
cover the bike up with a damp towel or similar to avoid damaging ur bike

**nico** · 25th November 2009, 20:18

Originally Posted by hayd3n

i used a grinder to remove my old chain ground the rivet head off and centre punched the rivet out,
the new chain had a joiner, and take note on which way the joiner faces,
cover the bike up with a damp towel or similar to avoid damaging ur bike

chers prety much what i did got all srorkets on now just gta clamp new chain together do it in morning after god dam godzilla did the sprokets nuts up my knuckles hurt lol
\\chers for all the awsme help

**nico** · 26th November 2009, 13:49

hey team thaught i had it sused but duh nah cant seem to get it right, yeahp the dam chain got it all fitted sittn where i want it but do you think i can get the
fase plate over the pins nope ,

right can someone , somelegend pop roung and help me sort this thing asap
kinda screwed gota use for work tomrow

not,

021 1319090 thanks in advance

**glegge** · 26th November 2009, 13:54

Originally Posted by nico

hey team thaught i had it sused but duh nah cant seem to get it right, yeahp the dam chain got it all fitted sittn where i want it but do you think i can get the
fase plate over the pins nope ,

right can someone , somelegend pop roung and help me sort this thing asap
kinda screwed gota use for work tomrow

not,

021 1319090 thanks in advance

so its a removable link? not a rivit link?
i presume it's an o-ring chain (x-ring - whatever...).
they can be tricky.
i have watched a mechanic (and done it myself once) use slip jaw plyers (polygrips) to compress the orings with the face plate, then slip on the clip (or start spreading the rivits with the rivit press in the case of a rivit link...

if your stuck still later, try me. gavin. 027 4418 337.
i presume the link is OK, correct one and assembles OK off the chain?

i hope thats some help.

**Ixion** · 26th November 2009, 13:54

With a modern chain you'll either need the chain fitting tool thingy or VERY judicious use of vicegrips with the needle points.

**crazyhorse** · 26th November 2009, 13:55

You canna speak good english huh?

**CookMySock** · 26th November 2009, 13:55

It will go over ok. Put it into place, and then snap the corner of the vice grips on the middle bit of the plate, undo, tighten knob, snap on again, rinse and repeat. Take your time and dont panic. Work one side on a bit and then the other.

Steve

**nico** · 26th November 2009, 14:07

Originally Posted by glegge

so its a removable link? not a rivit link?
i presume it's an o-ring chain (x-ring - whatever...).
they can be tricky.
i have watched a mechanic (and done it myself once) use slip jaw plyers (polygrips) to compress the orings with the face plate, then slip on the clip (or start spreading the rivits with the rivit press in the case of a rivit link...

if your stuck still later, try me. gavin. 027 4418 337.
i presume the link is OK, correct one and assembles OK off the chain?

i hope thats some help.

thats the 1 have tryed a g clamp it's kinda on but im now thinking finding a rivet tool may have been a good idea??

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