breaking chain without chain tool
05-31-07, 03:21 PM
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05-31-07, 03:30 PM
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Originally Posted by makeinu
I took the bike for a spin and my shifter cable broke!
05-31-07, 04:05 PM
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Originally Posted by niknak
OP, the best answer to the question "Is there any way to break a chain without a chain tool?" has been repeatedly stated.
There is no good method that works to break a chain without a chain tool.
There is no good method that works to break a chain without a chain tool.
Originally Posted by Botto (in almost any thread he posts in)
NO
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05-31-07, 04:25 PM
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There is a way. Buy an angle grinder and grind off the pins and plate (but it will cost you more than the chain tool).
05-31-07, 04:30 PM
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Let's start over, and get off on the right foot this time.
You need to break your chain in order to add a master link and you're trying to do it with a hammer? I can only assume you're going to ride on this chain, because the purpose of the breaking is to add a master link, so my advice would be buy a chain tool because it may not be safe to ride with a chain you've broken by hammering and pliering on.
Whoops. Darn it! Same response. There's something wrong with meeeeeee!!!!!!
Originally Posted by makeinu
I'm trying to break my chain to add a master link.
I'd hate to buy a chain tool just to add a 75c link, but I can't manage to break the chain. I tried hammering out the pin with a small screwdriver, but I couldn't get it to budge. Then I tried wedging open a pair of outer links with some pliers, but I ended up snapping the pliers.
Is there any way to break a chain without a chain tool (it's okay if the link gets damaged...I'm replacing it)?
I'd hate to buy a chain tool just to add a 75c link, but I can't manage to break the chain. I tried hammering out the pin with a small screwdriver, but I couldn't get it to budge. Then I tried wedging open a pair of outer links with some pliers, but I ended up snapping the pliers.
Is there any way to break a chain without a chain tool (it's okay if the link gets damaged...I'm replacing it)?
Whoops. Darn it! Same response. There's something wrong with meeeeeee!!!!!!
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05-31-07, 05:01 PM
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Originally Posted by splytz1
Sorry... what is the OP trying to do again?
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05-31-07, 05:07 PM
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This thread is hilarious.
Back when i was in high school and had no money, and improvised all kinds of bike tools with varying degrees of success, i did buy a chain tool. It was one of the only tools that there was simply no alternative for.
Back when i was in high school and had no money, and improvised all kinds of bike tools with varying degrees of success, i did buy a chain tool. It was one of the only tools that there was simply no alternative for.
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Grind the rivets flat with the plate using a cutoff or bench grinder. You can then tap out the pin with a finish nail.
IMO spend the $10 on a chain tool.............
IMO spend the $10 on a chain tool.............
06-01-07, 06:34 AM
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Go read our OP's comment in the thread titled "DO THE HIGH END BIKES SELL OK . . . .etc". His comment there and the emoticon he chose to use there say volumes about his own character and really frame the picture painted of him here.
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06-01-07, 08:10 AM
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Originally Posted by urbanknight
Yeah, I just realized this thread wouldn't have had a problem if Botto had been the first to respond.
Botto would never have responded to a thread like this. He is clueless when it comes to bike mechanics.
06-01-07, 08:58 AM
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Originally Posted by slowandsteady
Botto would never have responded to a thread like this. He is clueless when it comes to bike mechanics.
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06-01-07, 11:15 AM
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Originally Posted by botto
I know as much about bike mechanics as you do nutrition.
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06-01-07, 11:41 AM
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Ohmyghod, this is the best!
I haven't visited BF for a few months; have I missed other threads like this?
You guys are all hysterical, especially the OP!
BTW, there's a word for people who work on bikes with the wrong tool(s)...
Stranded!
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I haven't visited BF for a few months; have I missed other threads like this?
You guys are all hysterical, especially the OP!
BTW, there's a word for people who work on bikes with the wrong tool(s)...
Stranded!
It's great to be back.
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06-01-07, 11:43 AM
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Originally Posted by botto
I know as much about bike mechanics as you do nutrition.
Well considering I have actually done peer reviewed research in metabolics leading to a drug that is currently in clinical trials, I figure I am okay to comment on a message board about basic nutrition.
Now, do you need any help pumping up your tires? I am sure I can find some six year old to help if you really get stuck.
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Originally Posted by slowandsteady
Now, do you need any help pumping up your tires? I am sure I can find some six year old to help if you really get stuck.
That depends; does the six-year old know how to do it without using a pump?
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Originally Posted by rmfnla
That depends; does the six-year old know how to do it without using a pump?
Really, it was stupid of me to even suggest botto can't pump up his tires. His inflated ego should provide plenty of air without a pump.
06-01-07, 01:24 PM
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Originally Posted by niknak
There is no good method that works to break a chain without a chain tool.
Now, as for non-destructive methods, several do exist that don't require a chain tool, but hydraulic presses and laser drills are out of most people's price ranges...
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Originally Posted by makeinu
I'm trying to break my chain to add a master link.
I'd hate to buy a chain tool just to add a 75c link ...
I'd hate to buy a chain tool just to add a 75c link ...
Where the hell are you getting master links for 75¢ ???
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06-01-07, 02:10 PM
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Originally Posted by botto
wouldn't be the first time toots.
No, and I am sure it won't be the last.