Chain Splitting Tools

Anyone know what I should be paying for one of these? M&P have one listed at
50 odd quid!
Also do I need a different tool to refit the new chain (O ring type
onTL1000R)

Cheers
Tony K

 

I find a hacksaw makes a good job of removing an old worn out chain.

That will be a 'softlink' version. It's possible to do a good job of
peening over the ends of the softlink, once fitted, using a couple of
hammers, and a punch.

 

Anglegrinder surely.

Like he says. The trick is you have to brace the back of the softlink with
something, like the head of a hammer, whilst you hit the other side with a
punch. A volunteer from the audience helps at this point.

 

Ignore everyone who will say use a ball peen hammer etc.

Ad don't waste money on a splitter/joiner. Just take the chain and
the bike to a dealer and have them do it. It's a lot less hassle,
fairly cheap (shouldn't even be an hours labour) and it can go back if
it's done wrong.

Trust me on this, fitting chains is a pain IMO and best left to pros.

 

Noted, thanks.

Tony K

 

No problem.

In the future, would you mind putting your text underneath the text
you're replying to (like I have), please. Makes things easier to
read.

 

Tony K wrote

You can get a quite reasonable Angle Grinder for half that money and it
can be used for a whole host of other essential jobs around the house.

 

Ben said...

Bollocks is it?

It's easy when you know how, and that can be learnt here simply by
asking.

 

Talking of which...got anything surplus to requirements cluttering up
your toolbox?

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Ginge borrowed it, with your permission I understood.

 

But for the sake of a few quid in a dealer? Not worth the hassle.

 

Ben said...

Not everyone can afford to pay dealers the 50 quid an hour for such
simple tasks. Top quality chain and sprockets cost about 130 quid for a
superbike, you're looking at roughly 30% of that on top just to get them
fitted.

 

Tried doing it this way, took about half an hour, made my arms ache and
I got blistered hands.

Angle grinder is the way to go. Tuppy does a very neat job with one -
just grinds the heads off the rivets and pushes the pins out.

This is the bit that I can't do - I've done a few with split-links, but
I suppose you can't really use them on a big-bore sportsbike.

 

Champ said...

She learnt how to strip and clean her R6 brakes quickly. Top pupil.

 

It's at my place, with a view to handing it over at the last EOSM, which
you didn't attend.

So I'll be taking it to the BOSM for the same, or if you mail me your
postal address I'll send it in the post. Or you can fetch it when next
RBR'ing.. Or whatever.

 

Not cutting it lengthways, by any chance?

 

Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, pseudoplatypus

And the fucking thing *still* won't come off!

 

BOSM sounds good to me.
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_/_____\_ GL1500SEV/CBR1100XXX/KH500A8/TS250C
|_\_____/_| ..62661../..14540.../..3157./.19406
(>|_|_|<) TPPFATUICG#7 DIAABTCOD#9 YTC#4 PM#5
|__|_|__| BOTAFOT #70 BOTAFOF #09 two#11 WG*
\ |^| / IbW#0 & KotIbW# BotTOS#6 GP#4
\|^|/ ANORAK#17
'^'

 

I have memory problems.

Please accept my apologies, kind sir.

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_/_____\_ GL1500SEV/CBR1100XXX/KH500A8/TS250C
|_\_____/_| ..62661../..14540.../..3157./.19406
(>|_|_|<) TPPFATUICG#7 DIAABTCOD#9 YTC#4 PM#5
|__|_|__| BOTAFOT #70 BOTAFOF #09 two#11 WG*
\ |^| / IbW#0 & KotIbW# BotTOS#6 GP#4
\|^|/ ANORAK#17
'^'

 

I've got a 2.2kW 9" angle grinder, it's well wicked for scaring the bejayzus
out of energy supplier con artists and Jehova's Witnesses