How To Fit A Bike Chain

Wednesday, September 21, 2016

How To Fit A Bike Chain

Work out correct length. When youve loosened the rear wheel enough simply pull the chain out.

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First thing to do is find out whether your chain is joined together with a pin or with a quick link.

How to fit a bike chain.

Seat the chain in the chain tool with the pin of the chain tool aligned with a pin in the chain.
Remove the old chain.
Fit the 2 ends of the chain into one another so the holes line up.

First jettison the old chain.
Either method will remove tension from the chain.
Open the quick release by first pulling the small lever at the center of the rear wheel.

Even better remove the chain from the front chainring or take the rear wheel off the bike.
Flip your bike over so you can get to the chain more easily.
This video will walk you through each step of chain replacement including checking removing the old chain sizing and routing the new chain and connecting the chain using a connecting rivet or.

Remove the old chain.
Once loosened the chain should come out easily.
Thread the new chain.

What you will do is to remove 2 segments of the chain at the damaged end.
Then loosen the wheel nut on the other side to loosen the hold the rear wheel has on the frame.
Take a look at the two broken ends.

Fit the new chain.
Using the chain splitter push one of the pins out of the lower stretch of chain or undo the quick link if one is.
How to replace a bike chain in eight steps.

To get the holes to line up put the inner plates in the outer plates of the chain.
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It explains how to measure the chain to the correct length and how to install a master link.

If you have a standard chain with no master link.
If you have a quick link then technically you can remove the chain with your bare hands.
The link with the pin in it should be on the outside so that you can push it through all 4 holes 2 on each link to complete your chain.

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One end possibly both is damaged and needs to be removed.
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If it has a quick link a two piece link that can be squeezed together to unfasten it.