my chain is to long

[jimmy 420]

i hav to shortin my chain do i need a chain breaker to get it apart?

can i just grind the head off the next link and put the master link in there?

should i buy a new master link?

it is a o ring chain just so ya no but i dont think that will matter any inof would help thanks

 

[FruDaddy]

No
yes
is it a new chain? if yes, it should have come with a new master link, if no, you'll be buying a new chain soon enough. Of course it's always a good idea to have a spare in the box.

 

[jimmy 420]

the chain is not old i just changed the gearin so it is the wrong lenght now i was wonderin if i should get a new master link after i take it apart or if the old one can be reused just fine?

 

[ctrlaltdl]

I've always just used a grinder to take off extra links and reused the master link.

 

[FruDaddy]

Reuse it.

 

[wornknobby]

if you need it done now, as long as your carfull, grinding the heads off and poundinh them through w/ a hammer and punch will be just fine, a chain breaker is just for convienance.

and yes, you can reuse the master link as long as it isn't mangled.

 

[ctrlaltdl]

BTW, if you have an o-ring chain don't lose the little rubber o-ring when you split it.

 

[heinousberzerker]

Have you got a good vise? Thats what I use, just clamp it in and get a nail or something and drive the pin out of the link you want to remove. I have broken every chain breaker I have ever owned, except for the one that I use on chainsaw chain, which isn't big enough for MC chain.

 

[Jaybird]

I have taken apart literally hundreds of chains in the past years, and have never once broken a chain breaker. What you will do is eventually wear the pin out.

Grinder slag and elastomer o-rings do not mix well.