easiest way to remove chain?

[sprint_9]

Take a hack saw to your stocker.  Worked for me.  I got a RK XSO 520 / 120 chain off ebay last week for $52 shipped, so look around when you get one, it took me awhile to find that deal though.

[Dom]

OK, I checked.  That is the right chain.  I thought it might have been the 520VT which is a #520 chain but it is rated for 250cc dirt bikes.  You might still need the chain breaker though....unless werase knows a way to break 'em on a bench vice or whatever.  :mrgreen:

[Frost]

chain breakers are so expensive...

[Kerry]

how 'bout this:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=35600&item=4524180337&rd=1

You didn't check my Chains & Sprockets listing like Ed89 said ... didya.  

Chaparral sells the same chain for $57.20.  In fact, that's the same replacement chain that I put on my bike:



Granted, they're not immediately available from Chaparral, but they ship in 2 to 5 days.  You might want to "Buy It Now" for a couple dollars extra and get it sooner.

[Dom]

...and you wouldn't have to get the chain breaker either.  

I mean, you could buy one at your local cycle shop but they would proly charge you an arm and a leg for it...some cnc machined anodized purple piece of crap that does the same job as the one I showed you.  Then again...alot of cheap deals come up on Ebay and it might come in handy in the future.  You might be able to drive a pin out by some other means but they are really easy to kink and really should come straight out the box and onto the bike.

[Kerry]

Frost, take a look through the Cant figure out how to remove old chain. HElP? thread.

It may help to illustrate what has already been said about Dremels and angle grinders.

[Dom]

chain breakers are so expensive...

Is $16 expensive?   :dunno:

[Kerry]

chain breakers are so expensive...

Is $16 expensive?   :dunno:

Naw, but you can put a Dremel to SO many more uses!   J/K

[Frost]

16 dollars? where?...

what's a dremel used for?

[Dom]

What was that quote?  You can lead a horse to a tequila bar... :dunno:

16$...look at the 2nd ebay link I showed you, on the 1st page of this thread.

But Kerry is right.  Chain breakers are overkill.  I'm a little slow sometimes. :lol:

What is the Dremel for.  Read the second thread that Kerry showed you, the one about removing a chain.  You would use it to shorten 120 link chain that you might buy off Ebay.

[Frost]

wow...now i feel stupid...
if i dont' have any kind of vice grips or clamps...is the only way of clipping the clip on is with a chain breaker?

[Dom]

No. The chain breaker is used only for removing those little pins that hold the links together.  You clamp it on the side of the chain and twist the top handle until the pin just pops out.

You can probably get that clip on with a pair of $4 pliers from Safeway  just might take a little work.  Vice grips or Channel-Locks just give you a little better leverage so you don't have to squeeze as hard.

[Frost]

so you're saying that all i need to change a chain is:
dremel
chain breaker
pilers (for putting clip on)

then what's a chain breaker KIT for???

[Dom]

No chain-breaker required.  You would be using the dremel instead of the chain-breaker.

A chain-breaker kit...I suppose it is for riviting the master-link on.  There are two different types of master-links: the rivit-type and the clip-type.  The kit would include both a chain-breaker and everything that you would need to rivit the rivit-type master-link on.

Pliers and a dremel...that's all.  Don't get the chain breaker.  Put your money toward a dremel.

[Frost]

nice...i'll get a dremel then...

is it secure enough though???

[Dom]

The chain you buy off Ebay will probably come with the clip-type master-link.  Yes, it will be secure enough.  Kerry uses the clip-type fer Christ's sake!  :mrgreen:

I'm sorry, I lied.  You might also need to devise a way to squeeze the master-link on.  You really need to read this thread right now...or at least look at the pictures.

[Frost]

what's the difference between a dremel and a drill anyways??

[Dom]

Dremel is smaller and hand-held.  It spins at higher rpms, has a smaller chuck than a drill, and is compatible with all of the fancy dremel bits...like the cut-off wheel pictured below.

[Frost]

thanks Dom...really appreciate it...