How can I remove the chain completely off the bicycle?

Question

Is there a certain link that I have to look for?

Answer 1

You should go to this web site first, as you have a lot of bad advice here:

http://www.parktool.com/repair/byregion.asp?catid=5&imageField2.x=24&imageField2.y=5

or this one with a beard:

http://sheldonbrown.com/chains.html

Read those pages. It is worth your time to understand completely how to do it RIGHT before you start.

Invest $5.00 in a chain tool.

Answer 2

If there is no master link, you need a chain tool to take the chain off. A chain tool is really cheap, just a few dollars. Hint: Do not drive out the pin all the way. Leave the end of the pin still inserted into the chain. If you completely remove the pin, you will never get it back in. You'll have to remove a link, keeping the pin this time, to reassemble the chain.

HTH

Answer 3

You need a chain tool (About £8). This will enable you to pop a link out, allowing you to remove the chain. You might consider putting on a SRAM powerlink. These allow you to slip the chain off quite easily.

Try this website:

www.parktool.com

Luck

PS Tedcole and Mr C are both corect and probably the only decent answers so far.

Answer 4

BMX bicycles have chains that have a master link. Road or Mountain Bicycles that have multiple gears do not. You can remove a master link chain without a chian tool. Without causing damage to it, you cannot remove a chain that does not have a master link without a chain tool. If you do not have one or are not comfortable with using a chain tool you can go to a local bike shop and they will remove or install your chain for you for a nominal fee. I strongly do not recommend using a hammer, chisel or screw driver to 'break' the chain as this will moe than likely damage the link and it will then have to be removed (with a chain tool, of course).

Answer 5

I have a chain without a master link but the best way to do it is with a hammer, a nail and a bolt. Place a link of the chain flat on top of the bolt so that the little round piece that holds the link together is above the hole in the bolt (Nut whatever you want to call it). Place the nail on the cylinder piece in the chain and begin to hammer it through, the little cylinder will fall out the other side and the chain will be no longer linked, simply pull it off at that point.

Answer 6

Loosen the two bolts that hold the rear axle in place and slide the wheel forward towards the handlebars. It is easier to do this if you place the bike upside down so the seat and handlebars are supporting it. Once you have the wheel forward an inch or so, you can slide the chain off the rear sprocket and then lift it over and off the front sprocket. When you put the chain back (or a new one), readjust the axle so you have just a little play and retighten the axle bolts. Not hard to do at all.

Answer 7

it depends on the bike and the chain. some chains have a master link that snaps together. you can spot these by looking at all the links, the master loose different. most chains dont have these. you need a chain tool to remove them. it is a tool that pushes one of the rivets out so you can take the chain apart. you push it until it is almost all the way out, but not quite, and bend the chain sideways and it will come apart. you reverse the process to reinstall it.

Answer 8

yes its called the MASTER LINK, and it is different than the others . Look closely and you will see that it has one link that has both sides of the chain. trust me, there is one, think of it like a game. Which link is unlike the others?

Answer 9

u take a flathead screwdriver and a hammer an find the link of the chain that is holding the two parts of the chain together.....jus find the link that is placed differently on the chain.....an then u put the screwdriver between the two sides of the chain and wit da hammer you bang it an it should come rite off

Answer 10

Yes. Inspect the links, one of them will have a u-shaped clip holding the little hinge pins in place. Remove the clip and it pulls apart. Don't lose it!