Hi all,
Last night, I was working on a friend's bike, and tried to remove the SRAM 8 spd chain, but I just could not remove the powerlink. Even after lubricating it, cleaning it, and using a pair of needle nose pliers.
Is there a technique to getting the link off? Am I the only one that has problems taking the link off?
I ended up breaking the chain with my chain breaker.
SRAM powerlink
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Postby singletracking » Tue Feb 19, 2008 8:57 am
You've used one before?
(If not - You need to push the two sides together (squeeze the link) to release, slide the links and then open them)
Otherwise - perhaps someone used a 9 speed link on the 8 speed chain? That'd make life difficult! The link should say how many speed it was meant for.
If this advice is stuff you already know - it might be bent/ stuffed...?
(If not - You need to push the two sides together (squeeze the link) to release, slide the links and then open them)
Otherwise - perhaps someone used a 9 speed link on the 8 speed chain? That'd make life difficult! The link should say how many speed it was meant for.
If this advice is stuff you already know - it might be bent/ stuffed...?
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Postby thomas_cho » Tue Feb 19, 2008 3:51 pm
No the chain was a 8 spd SRAM chain, and I used the link that came with the chain.
And no I did not squeeze the sides together to unlock. Perhaps I should have read the instructions that came with the chain!
Thanks will give that a go.
And no I did not squeeze the sides together to unlock. Perhaps I should have read the instructions that came with the chain!
Thanks will give that a go.
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Postby Mulger bill » Wed Feb 20, 2008 12:09 am
A bit of old spoke with a hook bent into each end helps greatly with removal and refitting the chain.
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