Chain Breaker for SRAM Chain Hollow Pins

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Chain Breaker for SRAM Chain Hollow Pins

Postby rgcrgc » Wed Dec 03, 2008 11:28 pm

Am in the process fitting an SRAM chain to my road bike. For the intial fitting (unsurprisingly) I need to shorten the chain by a couple of links. Without really thinking I bought a no-name chain breaker from the LBS but then realised that the SRAM has hollow pins. Do I need a special chain breaker for these or will the generic one work? I am loathe to leap in without advice for fear of borking the chain? Thanks.
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Postby Mulger bill » Thu Dec 04, 2008 1:52 am

If you have to remove a few links to get it to fit, why not try your breaker on the last link, you'll be losing it anyway.

Alternatively, a stumble 'round SRAMs site might give you the drum.

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Postby ozlegacy » Thu Dec 04, 2008 1:49 pm

I have a SRAM chain that came with the RED groupset with hollow pins, my normal chain break tool worked fine
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Postby JV911 » Thu Dec 04, 2008 4:36 pm

ozlegacy wrote:my normal chain break tool worked fine
same here
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Postby Bnej » Thu Dec 04, 2008 8:24 pm

Used a regular chain breaker, same BBB one I used for my 9 speed chains.

The pins & outer plates get mangled but you don't use them again anyway.
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Postby RobS » Thu Dec 04, 2008 11:15 pm

On some chains I've carefully ground off the "riveted" head so it pushes through easier.
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Postby rgcrgc » Fri Dec 05, 2008 10:08 pm

Thanks all. Generic chain breaker worked a treat. Just me being a girt jesse is all.
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