How do I remove/restore Skiptooth chain?

[el_espanto]

hi everyone.

Im sure someone has probably posted this somewhere. but How do you remove a skiptooth chain
the regular chain removal tool doesnt work.the links dont fit in there.
im working on a 1930s zep style frame, bike

thanks

 

[Walker]

find the master link, it should look a little different/bigger than the standard links

The masterlink is usually made of 2 outer links, one has just a side plate, the other has two link pins attached, or it might have a circlip depending on the chain brand

with the plain side plate facing you, grab the chain to each side and flex away from yourself and wiggle/twist a bit (the chain).

sometimes a small flat head screwdriver come in handy for prying off the side link

once the side link is off, the rest is easy.

 

[volkspedaler]

Hello , I put a sweetheart crank on my bike now my chain is a few links short is any one willing to sell some ?

 

[Walker]

sent you a PM volkspedaler

 

[el_espanto]

thanks Walker
i will try that!

 

[jerrykr]

I know a guy who plays with go-karts. I borrowed his chain breaker. bigger and stronger than bicycle chains.

 

[Porsche930dude]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WUVhTaGZDf0

 

[Walker]

not a fan of that video/method. pins that are peened all the way around should not be re-driven. you need to use a replacement pin in those situations.

 

[el_espanto]

thank you i removed the chain with a hammer and a long thin screw driver, on the master link
and is now soaking in WD40

 

[Porsche930dude]

i hear soaking them iv vinegar works great. maybe some method about it im not sure. check u-tube

 

[BackWoodCycle]

Mine was probably the grossest chain ever.. I soaked it in Carb Cleaner for about an our to get all the old dried grease off of it and then soaked it in Oxalic Acid.. Then when all the rust was gone I rubbed it down with some 0000 Steel wheel and it shined up like new.

 

[abqpropguy]

i hear soaking them iv vinegar works great. maybe some method about it im not sure. check u-tube

Do not use vinegar!!! I bought 2 skip tooth chains that were rusty.....soaked them for 24 hrs....checked on them and they had literally fallen apart.....so pissed! I spent more on the chains than I paid for the 2 bikes!

 

[gcrank1]

Im thinkin' that if they were that bad it wasnt the vinegar that did them in, it just let you find out how bad they really were.