Originally Posted by
bikeman715
Are you asking about how to put the master link together ? if so put the chain around the chainring (the front gear ) and around the rear gear (on the wheel ) , take the master link with the pins thou the backside of the two open link of chain ,put on the cover link (the one with two holes in it ) on it and press on the chip and you good to go.
That's if the master link is the clip-style. Most of the Schwinn 1/8" wide chains (generic for 1-speeds and 3-speeds) used a master link that needs to be sprung sideways to install the plate.
Of course, the first question should be: how did you get the chain off in the first place?