 Using a Chain Tool
|
Joined: Jan 2005
Posts: 12,877
Should be Riding
|
OP
Should be Riding
Joined: Jan 2005
Posts: 12,877 |
Anyone have a chain breaker tool thingie I can borrow for a couple weeks? Happy to pay shipping. After I get my forks and bars back together, a new chain is next on my list. Rather not shell out 100 bucks for a tool I'll only use once.
Last edited by bennybmn; 04/28/2008 6:18 PM.
Benny
Black & Silver '02
Too many mods to list
Not enough miles ridden
|
|
|
Re: WTBorrow: Chain Tool
|
Joined: Jan 2005
Posts: 877 Likes: 2
3/4 Throttle
|
|
3/4 Throttle
Joined: Jan 2005
Posts: 877 Likes: 2 |
Go buy a 3 in. cut off wheel if you have a Die Grinder or a good drill they are alot faster than a chain breaker.
I cut Pauls chain off in just a few short minutes with one..
|
|
|
Re: WTBorrow: Chain Tool
|
Joined: Jan 2005
Posts: 12,877
Should be Riding
|
|
OP
Should be Riding
Joined: Jan 2005
Posts: 12,877 |
I'm more worried about putting the new one on than taking the old one off, so I guess I need a chain riveter? I have a bicycle one but I doubt it will work  I have an angle grinder, so taking off the old one is no problemo.
Benny
Black & Silver '02
Too many mods to list
Not enough miles ridden
|
|
|
Re: WTBorrow: Chain Tool
|
Joined: Jan 2005
Posts: 877 Likes: 2
3/4 Throttle
|
|
3/4 Throttle
Joined: Jan 2005
Posts: 877 Likes: 2 |
The new chain will have a master link,there will be the link ,4 o-rings,plate and a clip that holds the link in place.Just make sure you have enough slack in the new chain so the new link will hook up...
|
|
|
Re: WTBorrow: Chain Tool
|
Joined: Jan 2005
Posts: 4,932 Likes: 2
Loquacious
|
|
Loquacious
Joined: Jan 2005
Posts: 4,932 Likes: 2 |
why didnt he use the one i sent him??? im hurt!!!
we should do this every weekend!
|
|
|
Re: WTBorrow: Chain Tool
|
Joined: Jan 2005
Posts: 12,877
Should be Riding
|
|
OP
Should be Riding
Joined: Jan 2005
Posts: 12,877 |
Haha Thanks guys. I haven't even purchased a chain yet... So at least now I'm prepared for anything!
Benny
Black & Silver '02
Too many mods to list
Not enough miles ridden
|
|
|
Re: WTBorrow: Chain Tool
|
Joined: Jan 2005
Posts: 592
Adjunct
|
|
Adjunct
Joined: Jan 2005
Posts: 592 |
Just put a new chain and sprockets on my bike Fri. night. I tried to use the riveting tool. Too much trouble for me. I ended up doing the old fashion way, one side against something metal and the other side was introduced to a hammer.  Worked out great!
|
|
|
Re: WTBorrow: Chain Tool
|
Joined: Jan 2005
Posts: 6,681 Likes: 1
Bar Shake
|
|
Bar Shake
Joined: Jan 2005
Posts: 6,681 Likes: 1 |
Quote:
why didnt he use the one i sent him??? im hurt!!!
After we finally figured out how to put it together, it wouldn't stay on the pin, so the drill was easier. Donny would have to spill the beans. I was not going to say anything so we wouldn't hurt your delicate feelings.  grave.
"Catching a yellow jacket in your shirt at seventy miles per hour can double your vocabulary" Author unknown
|
|
|
Re: WTBorrow: Chain Tool
|
Joined: Mar 2008
Posts: 1,586 Likes: 1
Learned Hand
|
|
Learned Hand
Joined: Mar 2008
Posts: 1,586 Likes: 1 |
Make sure you get that clip facing in the right direction.
|
|
|
Re: WTBorrow: Chain Tool
|
Joined: Jan 2005
Posts: 6,681 Likes: 1
Bar Shake
|
|
Bar Shake
Joined: Jan 2005
Posts: 6,681 Likes: 1 |
It is. FastEddy told me that when I bought the chain from him. That sucker is tight... Ask Donny, he did most of the work. I paid him off in Beer and Pizza.  It sure helps having 2 people to get the rear wheel in the right position. Uh oh... this is dangeruolsy close to being Misc. tech. shhhhh.
"Catching a yellow jacket in your shirt at seventy miles per hour can double your vocabulary" Author unknown
|
|
|
Using a Chain Tool
|
Joined: Jan 2005
Posts: 12,877
Should be Riding
|
|
OP
Should be Riding
Joined: Jan 2005
Posts: 12,877 |
Good point.... Since the trade part is all set, I think I'll move it.
Last edited by bennybmn; 04/28/2008 6:19 PM.
Benny
Black & Silver '02
Too many mods to list
Not enough miles ridden
|
|
|
Re: Using a Chain Tool
|
Joined: Aug 2005
Posts: 2,525
Loquacious
|
|
Loquacious
Joined: Aug 2005
Posts: 2,525 |
Erwin
05 America
|
|
|
Re: WTBorrow: Chain Tool
|
Joined: Jan 2005
Posts: 202
Adjunct
|
|
Adjunct
Joined: Jan 2005
Posts: 202 |
Quote:
Just put a new chain and sprockets on my bike Fri. night. I tried to use the riveting tool. Too much trouble for me. I ended up doing the old fashion way, one side against something metal and the other side was introduced to a hammer. Worked out great!
.....ouch!.....the riveting tool's instructions were a little vague, but the tool itself is very easy to use.....I wouldn't recommend the hammer and anvil method, as the rivet (soft link) is designed to mushroom and the tool is designed to properly mushroom it; the hammer will just mash it....
|
|
|
Re: Using a Chain Tool
|
Joined: Jan 2005
Posts: 12,877
Should be Riding
|
|
OP
Should be Riding
Joined: Jan 2005
Posts: 12,877 |
Quote:
still need the tool?
Yota's should be in the mail as we speak. I don't even have the new chain yet!! I do appreciate the several offers I have gotten to borrow a tool. Yota owes me for mental anguish from GA a couple years ago
Benny
Black & Silver '02
Too many mods to list
Not enough miles ridden
|
|
|
Re: Using a Chain Tool
|
Joined: May 2006
Posts: 3,971
Loquacious
|
|
Loquacious
Joined: May 2006
Posts: 3,971 |
There's a guy down the street who is a 30+ years bike mechanic, who now works out of his home garage. His thoughts: Unless the breaker part is just the right size for the chain at hand, you risk ruining the tool. (There's probably a few more paragraphs & what style tool etc. to that theory.) He recommends a grinder instead. 2nd tip - don't crimp the new rivets too tight, or the master link will have trouble getting around the sprockets. I let him do the crimping.
A little OT - he changed two tires for me, and recommended that after 100 miles, I let the air out, then refill them to let them settle in. He said the bead will remain seated. Never heard that one before, but it seems harmless enough. I didn't have time to do that before my GA / SC trip, but I might one of these days.
|
|
|
Re: Using a Chain Tool
|
Joined: Jan 2005
Posts: 12,877
Should be Riding
|
|
OP
Should be Riding
Joined: Jan 2005
Posts: 12,877 |
I'll definitely grind the head off that pin before I pop it out.
Benny
Black & Silver '02
Too many mods to list
Not enough miles ridden
|
|
|
Re: Using a Chain Tool
|
Joined: Jan 2005
Posts: 11,126 Likes: 13
Should be Riding
|
|
Should be Riding
Joined: Jan 2005
Posts: 11,126 Likes: 13 |
the D.I.D. tool pushes the pin out like it was greased. mushrooms the heads nicely too on the new master link. Exact alignment coupled with precise positioning afford even a novice the ability to cut and rivet a new chain into place. Unlike some of the other chain cutters i have seen, that require a bit more diligence when using. Rattle guns allow you to cut the chain then remove the sprockets. otherwise use the old chain to hold them in place. I don't own the DID tool but have ready access to one. I have used it three times. Would have been four but I let Paul install Vera's third chain 13 months ago.
Blowing gravel off rural roads
|
|
|
Re: Using a Chain Tool
|
Joined: Feb 2007
Posts: 23,243 Likes: 64
Fe Butt
|
Fe Butt
Joined: Feb 2007
Posts: 23,243 Likes: 64 |
The letting air out and then re-inflate bit is for tubes and is true. Never heard it for tubeless and don't think it has any effect there. When I install a tube I always inflate and deflate several times when I do it.
I have a DID chain breaker and they work very well, I don't have the riveter though since I have never used a chain that needed one.
I learned all I need to know about life by killing smart people and eating their brains.
Eat right ,Exercise ,Stay fit, Die Anyway!
|
|
|
Re: Using a Chain Tool
|
Joined: Sep 2006
Posts: 1,457
Learned Hand
|
|
Learned Hand
Joined: Sep 2006
Posts: 1,457 |
Quote:
The letting air out and then re-inflate bit is for tubes and is true. When I install a tube I always inflate and deflate several times when I do it.
Never heard of waiting 100 miles to do it. The idea is to get any folds out of the tube so you won't get a hole at a creased spot.
|
|
|
Re: Using a Chain Tool
|
Joined: Jan 2005
Posts: 11,126 Likes: 13
Should be Riding
|
|
Should be Riding
Joined: Jan 2005
Posts: 11,126 Likes: 13 |
The DID tool I use had all the components needed to cut and rivet.  The push pin is located inside the tool. Notice the hole at the U's bottom. That is how the connecting pin is allowed to pass. another pic of the tool 
Blowing gravel off rural roads
|
|
|
Re: Using a Chain Tool
|
Joined: Feb 2007
Posts: 23,243 Likes: 64
Fe Butt
|
|
Fe Butt
Joined: Feb 2007
Posts: 23,243 Likes: 64 |
I have a different breaker made by them. Had mine for a good many years not sure if they still make it or not. Mine grabs the link near the roller and pushes the pin out.
I never heard of doing the inflate and deflate and re-inflate deal to seat the tube after 100 miles either,just at the time I mount it.
I learned all I need to know about life by killing smart people and eating their brains.
Eat right ,Exercise ,Stay fit, Die Anyway!
|
|
|
Re: Using a Chain Tool
|
Joined: Jan 2005
Posts: 3,753
Loquacious
|
|
Loquacious
Joined: Jan 2005
Posts: 3,753 |
i got the one eddy sells. very nice tool, well built and easy to use. worth every penny
Frank
(Former)05 BA tbike pipes, ai removed, Freak, mikuni hsr 42's, 904, ported/polished head, 1mm oversized valves
NOW-2010 silver and black tbird
|
|
|
Re: Using a Chain Tool
|
Joined: Feb 2005
Posts: 691
Adjunct
|
|
Adjunct
Joined: Feb 2005
Posts: 691 |
Ditto on the one from Eddy/RK Tools.
--Tom
02 TBA; 130 mains; TBS; Nology Coils&Wires;Unifilter/opened Airbox; -AI/snorkels; -2 baffles;Progressive 440s & Springs
|
|
|
|
|
