Shimano pins
bluecow
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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!
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The diagram just shows it being deftly taken off with the end of some pliers. If only...!
Help appreciated!
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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!
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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 Noward0 -
put the base over the pin and break it. pliers work as well.
"Do not follow where the path may lead, Go instead where there is no path, and Leave a Trail."
Parktools :?:SheldonBrown0 -
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.0
