got a new one for the 400. been trying to cut the old one before I screw up the new one. tried cutting the head off on the pins but they dont want to punch out. do I cut the pin between the links? tried that and seemed to damage the inside link.????????

 

get a tool called a "chain breaker"
they are only a few bucks

 

tried the chain breaker last time and bent the link. had to buy another chain. dealer cut it for me 2nd time and thought he said to cut the head of the pin off and punch out.?

 

grind the end of the pin on the link you want to remove then put the chain on a block off wood and wack the pin out with a punch,

 

Yhea I usually cut the head off with a grinder to remove it and you have to grind it down to the link pretty much and then punch it out. Does your chain not have a master link in it like most motorcycle chains?

 

ok thats what I thought. got the master link but the new chain is 3-4 links to long so I'll have to cut. Thanks

 

Dremmel with a cutoff wheel works pretty good too.

 

Just got thru cutting on the old chain. learned an expensive lesson with the chain breaker: practice cutting the old junk chain so you dont screw up the new one. cut it with my Dremmel that I got for Christmas, punched it out on a block of wood with a hammer and punch. Thanks for the help.

 

glad you got it to working. I myself have never owned a chain breaker so I dont even know how to use one(although I am sure it would be pretty self explanitory.) [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif[/img]

 

Never had any problems using a chain breaker before. Not sure what type of difference there are in the pins, but I my chain was a 520 o-ring.

Had the chain get torn up by a rock, and thought my weekend was over. Got lucky and a person camping across from us had a spare chain, and he gave us a few links. My nephew had a breaker. Got it fixed and got to ride a few more days. Now I keep one with my tools I take riding.

I did go back a kick the rock that started it all.