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Technical & Reference Section => Tech and Restoration => Topic started by: griff on February 15, 2011, 07:53 PM
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should be fitting my new chain soon, just wanted to see what people thought about using my old mtb chain splitting tool to shorten/join it back up
it's a KMC INOX stainless one -
(http://www.planet-x-bikes.co.uk/imgs/products/440x380_constWH/CHKMS10-SIL-18.jpg)
should it be ok to do it with one of these? has a built in chain splitter
(http://www.foldsoc.co.uk/cooltool.jpg)
(or should I buy one of those 'joining links' I keep seeing on ebay?
like these http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/kmc-z-joining-chain-split-link-bmx-single-3-spd-bike-/180337539873?pt=UK_sportsleisure_cycling_bikeparts_SR&hash=item29fcf47b21#ht_500wt_922
I think it should be ok - esp as I don't think the chain I've bought is new tech in any way... what do you reckon?
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looks ok to me bud. :daumenhoch:
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looks ok to me bud. :daumenhoch:
and me pal,get stuck in if tekin out more than one just do one first for practice ,dead easy ,used hammer and anything thin enough bitd :daumenhoch:
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Try not to wind the pin in the chain out all the way Griff or you will never get it back in :daumenhoch:
Just wind enough so you can get the middle section out route chain on the bike and wind the pin back in :4_17_5:
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Try not to wind the pin in the chain out all the way Griff or you will never get it back in :daumenhoch:
Just wind enough so you can get the middle section out route chain on the bike and wind the pin back in :4_17_5:
I did a practice run on the slightly rusty one that came with the mongoose - seemed ok but was a bit of a pig to get back in (that one was a slightly funny shape link tho so maybe it wasn't sitting properly) haven't been able to ride it yet as was missing some wheel nuts/brake cables but seemed to be holding together ok
cheers
griff