help! rivet style master link! - Service, Repair, and Maintenance

50Outlaw · 07-19-2008, 01:33 PM

whats the secret... i dont wanna go buy the tools....

Towlieee · 07-19-2008, 02:12 PM

Then pay someone else to do it, borrow some elses tool, or buy a clip style link!

I would'nt beat it with a hammer or anything, it's not safe.. If you fracture the metal on the link, it could break.

sdfkillz · 07-19-2008, 05:41 PM

heres how i do it. take a face plate from the old chain or an extra from the new chain and drill the 2 holes out just a little bit. put the drilled out face plate over the new link on the front side where the pins are gonna come through and use a real big pair of vice grips or channel locks to press it down. make sure that whatever ur using is big enough to make contact with both of the pins in the back at the same time. pressing it as far as the pins come up into the drillled out face plate a bit. the drilled out face plate should just fall off, then take an awl or make one out of a screw driver or something and flair out the pins with a hammer. donezo.

50Outlaw · 07-19-2008, 06:17 PM

sweet... thanx

07-19-2008, 01:33 PM	#1
50Outlaw da fiddy bitches!!! Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Austin, Tx Age: 23 Bike: '03 6durty6 Gender: Male Posts: 12,995	help! rivet style master link! whats the secret... i dont wanna go buy the tools....

07-19-2008, 02:12 PM	#2
Towlieee Registered User Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Anywhere wheelies happen Age: 21 Bike: 02F4i 05Fiddy 05Crf150 Gender: Male Posts: 3,340	Re: help! rivet style master link! Then pay someone else to do it, borrow some elses tool, or buy a clip style link! I would'nt beat it with a hammer or anything, it's not safe.. If you fracture the metal on the link, it could break.

07-19-2008, 05:41 PM	#3
sdfkillz Go Kill Yourself Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: NY/Bmore Age: Bike: 04 gsxr 750,03 r6, 06 ttr125, 01 f4i, 06 636, 05 600rr Gender: Male Posts: 3,114	Re: help! rivet style master link! heres how i do it. take a face plate from the old chain or an extra from the new chain and drill the 2 holes out just a little bit. put the drilled out face plate over the new link on the front side where the pins are gonna come through and use a real big pair of vice grips or channel locks to press it down. make sure that whatever ur using is big enough to make contact with both of the pins in the back at the same time. pressing it as far as the pins come up into the drillled out face plate a bit. the drilled out face plate should just fall off, then take an awl or make one out of a screw driver or something and flair out the pins with a hammer. donezo.

07-19-2008, 06:17 PM	#4
50Outlaw da fiddy bitches!!! Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Austin, Tx Age: 23 Bike: '03 6durty6 Gender: Male Posts: 12,995	Re: help! rivet style master link! sweet... thanx