How to re-rivet a cut chain?

loply · World Chat Champion Joined: 24 Mar 2004 Karma :

Hi folks,

I'm changing the swing arm on my Mille and need to therefore cut the chain to get it out from the hole in the swing arm.

I'm familiar with the usual procedure for joining a new chain using the supplied rivet that comes with it, in conjunction with a riveting tool (which I have), but obviously in this case I won't have a blank rivet to use, nor a pair of undamaged links.

Any suggestions on how I work this, without buying a new chain?

Cheers,
Rich
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That_Hornet · World Chat Champion Joined: 23 Apr 2009 Karma :

Sure you can buy the plates reverts and o rings separate.

..... · Quote Me Happy Joined: 15 Jan 2005 Karma :

I just bought a new link when I had to split my chain recently. Used my chain tool to poke the rivets out of the riveted link on my chain, then just put a new link in like I would fitting a new chain.

loply · World Chat Champion Joined: 24 Mar 2004 Karma :

How can you just poke the rivet out. I mushroomed mine over pretty well, I'd guess I would need to take an angle grinder to them.

Didn't realize you could just buy a single link, that's nice and easy!

Any idea how to check the size of the chain that's on there though? I think it could be either 520 or 525...
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..... · Quote Me Happy Joined: 15 Jan 2005 Karma :

You can angle grind the head of the rivet if you like, it will make pushing it out easier. I just pushed it through with the tool without grinding it. It took a fair amount of force but the tool coped easily.

G · The Voice of Reason Joined: 02 Feb 2002 Karma :

With a whale chain tool or similar you can split the chain and re-use the rivet. However it is a load of hassle to do - probably easier just to buy a new rivet.

Kickstart · The Oracle Joined: 04 Feb 2002 Karma :

Hi

New rivit links aren't expensive but make sure it is one from the same make and of an appropriate strength.

All the best

Keith
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rob c · Nova Slayer Joined: 15 Apr 2010 Karma :

Jesta_ZX6R · Borekit Bruiser Joined: 23 May 2010 Karma :

Ebay has tonnes of rivet links available, failing that if its an AFAM chain, give bike torque racing a call, there a local ish company and sell alot of the kits on ebay too, but whatever, they cut the chain in store, and then package it as a kit with the relevant sprockets and rivet link, you should no doubt be able to ask them to post a link out to you.