Is their a knack
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i can remember when i first tried to seperate one, i tried using pliers :facepalm: If you push too hard the plates bind on the posts so you just need the gentlest of squeezes with you fingers and slide together at the same time, as i said, if its not coming apart you probably are squeezing too hard
As you squeeze you will see the plates move together
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marc two tone
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Osella
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Yup - narrow longnose pliers do the job usually - however I 'invested' in these:
http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/gg/e ... -prod55925
and if you do a lot of builds, or mech changes, etc they are more than worth the cost for the convenience.
Yup - narrow longnose pliers do the job usually - however I 'invested' in these:
http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/gg/e ... -prod55925
and if you do a lot of builds, or mech changes, etc they are more than worth the cost for the convenience.
just a gentle squeeze with fingers, it is more of a knack than force needed, kinda like flicking your fingers, undone countless links all with just a gentle squeezeflick. As you can see by the picture the groove the links sit in is not much wider than the link itself, if you push too hard it just binds against the lower part of the pin, instead of the top part as when its together.There is loads of info on removing the link by hand online, this is just the first in the list but it shows the grooves in the pins better.
Like he says, it does just litterally fall apart
http://www.instructables.com/id/Bike-Ch ... k-removal/
Like he says, it does just litterally fall apart
http://www.instructables.com/id/Bike-Ch ... k-removal/
first video in the list just so you can see how easy it is and how little you should squeeze
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1GnlOS5Bgn0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1GnlOS5Bgn0
