Singlespeed & Fixed Gear - if you push a pin all the way out...

are you totally screwed? go ahead and laugh at me, but i took my chain apart because i was going to clean it, wasn't paying the greatest amount of attention, and pushed the pin a little too far... oops. so do i just need to make a trip to pick up a new chain now, or is there anyway to get that tiny thing back in there? it's an SRAM PC-1 1/8" chain, btw.

ha. happened to me once and I only had one of those little park-tools, I was also wasted ;)

so I removed an extra link past the fooked one and added fresh links...took me awhile to figure that one out

you can get pins that have breakaway guide on them, Shimano ones, not sure if you can buy them but every Shimano chain usually has spares in the box. Your LBS might have some lying around you could nab and use.

1/8th chain? Completly remove the plates and install a master link. Then you will not have the problem again :)

ha. happened to me once and I only had one of those little park-tools, I was also wasted ;)

so I removed an extra link past the fooked one and added fresh links...took me awhile to figure that one out
good idea. i've got some extra links hanging around anyway...

1/8th chain? Completly remove the plates and install a master link. Then you will not have the problem again :)

I like the wipperman connex link, not sure if that comes in 1/8. And i've also been able to get a pin back in a chain that i've pushed out, but i wouldn't recommend it.

i did this yesterday on my road bike chain. i used needlenose pliers to start it back in, then just used the chain breaker.

it can be done, I used to do it all the time when I rode BMX, it's really effing hard though.

find something to wedge between the plates so they dont bend in and then hammer away. its not the best way im sure but its better than spending $ ona new chain

i've done this a bunch of times over the years and always been able to stick the pin back in and tap it in with a hammer. no problems. just screw around for a bit. you're not going to break anything.

it can be done, I used to do it all the time when I rode BMX, it's really effing hard though.

I did it once, once, and bragged to everyone I knew. Takes a ton of time and not really worth the effort if you've got extra links.

are you totally screwed? go ahead and laugh at me, but i took my chain apart because i was going to clean it, wasn't paying the greatest amount of attention, and pushed the pin a little too far... oops. so do i just need to make a trip to pick up a new chain now, or is there anyway to get that tiny thing back in there? it's an SRAM PC-1 1/8" chain, btw.
I've done it... it was a serious pain and involved a lot of cursing and grease. Just chuck the link and use the spares that came with the chain (you did save those, I hope :)).

I've never been able to put the pin back in. It was fun at first, but after half an hour of trying, you stuff the parts in your tool box knowing you'll never try that crap again.

I've pushed the pin all the way out many times over the years, but as others say, although it's fiddly and requires patience, you can get it back in by tapping it gently witha hammer to start it and then use the tool to complete the job. If you can get a Shimano break off pin, so much the easier. Good luck!

I did this once, felt like an idiot, I could not get the pin back in, then used the chain 1 link too short until I could replace the chain. Still feel like an idiot. It's good to know that re-inserting the pin is possible, if not necessarily probable. ;)