How do you take off a link from a bike chain?

First find the link that has a sliding locking clip on it, it should be a flat black clip that slides onto specially grooved link pins on one side of the chain. You should be able to slide this clip off and the grooved link pin will slide out of the mating chain link letting the chain come apart.

Next you can remove a link off one end of the chain by holding it in a vice and grinding off the tip of the punched link pin then punching it out with a hammer and punch. Make sure you remove it so tha the locking link can re-assemble.

The chain can be reassembled by reinserting the grooved pin and locking it with the sliding clip.

First answer by Evanniekerk. Last edit by Evanniekerk. Contributor trust: 22 [recommend contributor]. Question popularity: 24 [recommend question]

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