chain and sprocket change?

ok i want to do a new chain and sprocket on my bike,.

Fancy doin it myself

book says it has a "staked master link"

does that mean I need a riveting tool.? it hasnt got a clip like some chains.

or can i grind a link off the old chain to remove it and wack hell out of the new link to form a rivet

or am I best getting a local place to fit it.

ta

just peeked at the chain.. one of the links has a yellow dot on.. is that the link that has been "joined" then .

its good to seek your knowledge might org ..


Lucky P.. what does steve charge to fit a new chain? do you know.? I really fancy having a go myself however.

[Fallout]

I angled grinded my old one off, then bought a DID Chain/sproket kit from ebay which came with the riveting tool. I can't see smacking it with a hammer to make the rivet ending well.

lol ,, i dont wanna spend dosh on a riveting tool. just being lazy i suppose.. and tight.

[Fallout]

It was pretty cheap. Off the top of my head, something like £70 for the chain + sprocket set, and £75 or £80 for the same one with a riveting tool. Didn't seem like much of an extra outlay to get the right tool for the job, especially when you consider a poorly riveted chain may wear quicker, or snap at speed and slice your leg open!

good point.. and it can add to my manly tools in my shed..

[Fallout]

And you can lend it to people to increase your likeability factor. I've already leant mine once, and can confirm I am now liked 2.3% more by that individual.

heres another Q?

red vfr.. should I go for a gold chain? .. hmmmm - too chavvy?

[rictus01]

Dave, there are three types of chain link rivet / soft rivet & spring link.

a revit link is a link with two solid posts, this type requires the edges "folding"(peening over) out and can be done with the proper tool (whale tool) or a cold chisel and hammer, but is some work and hard to get it consistent.

a soft rivet (the most common type) is a link with both posts on it with a hole in the end of each, these require "spreading", the normal tool is like this


the clamp tool gives a result like this


this can also be achieved with a hammer and drift that fits and spreads the hold.

the spring link is the simplest to use & fit but not really suitable for bigger bikes used mainly for small bikes or off road ones (as it's easy to change), they look like this


when fitting this type it's important the "U" end is facing the direction of rotation.


HTH

Cheers Mark.

Cheers mark .. good man..
.think a trip to DK is on the cards tommorow