Shimano pins

bluecow
bluecow Posts: 306
edited August 2008 in Road beginners
Arghhh how are you meant to "snip" off the pilot rivet on new shimano pins? So far i've tried wirecutters, pliers, hacksaw. Next step is a nail file and a long long night. Step after that... "daaaad?".
The diagram just shows it being deftly taken off with the end of some pliers. If only...!
Help appreciated!
H

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  • dennisn
    dennisn Posts: 10,601
    bluecow wrote:
    Arghhh how are you meant to "snip" off the pilot rivet on new shimano pins? So far i've tried wirecutters, pliers, hacksaw. Next step is a nail file and a long long night. Step after that... "daaaad?".
    The diagram just shows it being deftly taken off with the end of some pliers. If only...!
    Help appreciated!
    H

    I don't use them but I think it snaps off. This is depending, of course, on it being
    installed correctly. Next time try a "master link".

    Dennis Noward
  • nicklouse
    nicklouse Posts: 50,673
    put the base over the pin and break it. pliers work as well.

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  • pneumatic
    pneumatic Posts: 1,989
    You're lucky you got pins (or did you have to buy them separately?) The last Shimano chain I bought (from a well-known Edinburgh-based collective) had none supplied. The way the box had been sellotaped up looked as though someone had "borrowed" them for the workshop.

    Anyway, as dennis says, use a masterlink, it is much easier.


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