Originally Posted by
SylvainG
Beside not knowing why someone would remove a master link beside to clean or replace a chain, which is done usually at home, how do one replace a broken link by a master link without a chain breaker since master link requires both ends to be inner links anyway...
Yes, if a side plate of the chain cracks, or a pin comes loose from a plate, I wonder if it's even possible to pry the damaged link plates off the chain. 10 and 11 speed chains have the pin ends mushroomed like a rivet. I think it would be extremely difficult to remove the damaged link. Perhaps a 3mm hex wrench used as a lever to bend them apart?
I've only even heard of a broken chain once in the last 5 or 7 years. They seem pretty reliable.
Using a tiny chain tool on 11 speed chains
Do those miniature chain tools on a
bike multi-tool work on modern chains? I've never tried one.
I have a small
Park CT-5 tool. It worked okay on 10 speed chains. But it's very
difficult to push out an
11-speed pin. I had to hold the loop handle with an adjustable wrench to get more leverage.
So I got the larger, sturdy
CT-3.2 tool. This is much easier to use, at home.