I can break anything in the world except my chain

Bought a chain removal tool, thought it'd be a piece of cake. How wrong was I!

Spun the wheel round, found what I think is the joining link on my old rusty chain. All the others have solid rivets where as this one has a hole through each rivet?

Seems I have to grind the tops off before I can even use the tool to push the rivets out! Tried a screwdriver and hammer for about 30s before I realised this was not going to happen.

So my question is, why on earth did I buy a removal tool? If I need a bloody grinder to grind the tops off, I might as well just cut through the whole thing!

Any words of wisdom? I'm not going out to buy a grinder just for this...worse case I'll get the mobile mechanic to do it when he fits my new tyres next Saturday, and balances my carbs (more money...)

Secondly, how do I removel the rear sprocket? I got the rear wheel out, went to attack it with my 14mm rachet and quickly discovered they were very tight. Any force applied make the sprocket carrier pop out. Tried it with the wheel back in and there isnt enough space to work.

Pft.

[Bibio]

you have taken/loosened the front sprocket first as that's the burger.

yes you have to grind the pins off. go and buy a dremel/aldi,lidle copy you tight git.

loosen everything while still on the bike then cut the chain off.







or get someone who knows what they are doing with all the tools

[DarrenSV650S]

Pushing the pin out didn't work for me either, even with one rivet ground completely off. The rivet on the other side was still solid. I just ended up dremeling the side-plate in half. So much easier.

I tried drilling the pin too but it didn't even touch it.


Put the wheel flat on the disc (on carpet or something) and hold the wheel with your legs. Push down on the nut with the breaker bar and it comes off easy

[andrewsmith]

Hong
Spray the the nuts with penetrating oil, push the carrier back on and use a long ratchet

Originally Posted by Bibio

you have taken/loosened the front sprocket first as that's the burger.

yes you have to grind the pins off. go and buy a dremel/aldi,lidle copy you tight git.

loosen everything while still on the bike then cut the chain off.

or get someone who knows what they are doing with all the tools

Front sprocket is staying on its -1T and only a couple months old. Barely worn.

I cant believe you called me tight. I actually have a dremel but its somehwere in the back of the shed with all the spiders

Originally Posted by DarrenSV650S

Pushing the pin out didn't work for me either, even with one rivet ground completely off. The rivet on the other side was still solid. I just ended up dremeling the side-plate in half. So much easier.

I tried drilling the pin too but it didn't even touch it.


Put the wheel flat on the disc (on carpet or something) and hole the wheel with your legs. Push down on the nut with the breaker bar and it comes off easy

Another vote for dremel then...

Have you seen the size of my legs? I can barely get on the bike, I dont thknk I could hold the wheel whilst applying any kind of force!

Originally Posted by andrewsmith

Hong
Spray the the nuts with penetrating oil, push the carrier back on and use a long ratchet

I gave em a squirt before I parked it back up.

I only have tomorrow left now and then the next time I get to work on it is next weekend. By then I might just get the mobile mechanic to do it lol.

[Bibio]

Originally Posted by hongman

I cant believe you called me tight.

oooops i upset Hong

go and dig it out grind the top of the pins off and put a screwdriver at the link and prise off. or just cut right threw the link plates.









i was kidding m8

Its ok lancey baby. Because you are 100% right

Too late now, I have kiddies running round me, plus spiders make it extremely easy for my to procrastinate on this matter.

SPIDERS!

[Bibio]

spider removal

start

if spider found goto next

WD40 + Lighter = burnt spider

if another spider found then goto start

if no more spiders then

end

I cant wait to meet you again lance lol

Wimp