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Santana chain link removal
What is best way to remove the "master link" santana uses? What is its
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Santana chain link removal
fyodor wrote:
What is best way to remove the "master link" santana uses? What is its purpose? Uh, it joins the chain? Seriously if you want an easy-to-open link, replace that with a KMC or a Wippermann or a Forster or just about any other snaplink. -- Andrew Muzi www.yellowjersey.org Open every day since 1 April, 1971 |
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Santana chain link removal
Sure, it joins the chain but so could a regular link. The The
horizontal slot in the outboard plate seems suggests that it is easy-to-open but, before I put the old chain break to it, I'm wondering whether there is some preferred way. I could see using a pair of pliers to get it back together but they don't seem to work getting it apart. Will upgrade to one of the others. |
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Santana chain link removal
On Tue, 16 Aug 2005 04:42:47 -0500, A Muzi wrote:
fyodor wrote: What is best way to remove the "master link" santana uses? What is its purpose? Uh, it joins the chain? Seriously if you want an easy-to-open link, replace that with a KMC or a Wippermann or a Forster or just about any other snaplink. I'm very surprised that it isn't one of the others. A bike maker designing and fabricating a unique and proprietary master link seems hard to believe. Ron |
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Santana chain link removal
fyodor wrote: Sure, it joins the chain but so could a regular link. The The horizontal slot in the outboard plate seems suggests that it is easy-to-open but, before I put the old chain break to it, I'm wondering whether there is some preferred way. I could see using a pair of pliers to get it back together but they don't seem to work getting it apart. Will upgrade to one of the others. There's something odd about your description- you say there's a slot on the outboard plate, but every derailleur chain master link I've seen has a slot on both the outside and the inside plate. There's a good picture on this page: http://www.parktool.com/repair_help/FAQchnRe.shtml , about 2/3 of the way down. The SRAM links that I have are relatively easy to open, but there's a trick I've learned: before trying to seperate the link, clean out both plates thoroughly. WD-40 works well, particularly if you're going to clean and relube the chain. Accumulated gunk in the sideplates' slots will keep the link from seperating easily. One it's clean, it should come apart with moderate pressure. Note: some master links (notably KMC) are one-time use. Once they're used to connect the chain, they can't be seperated. Pretty silly, if you ask me. I would *not* try to use a chain breaker on a SRAM or KMC master link. You'll damage the master link beyond usefulness. The SRAM chains can be split with a conventional chain tool, but I haven't used mine in the years since I bought a case of SRAM chains, aside from adjusting the length of a new chain. Jeff |
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