Chain Replacement

nubenotforlong

Gears were changing slowly on my Spesh Rockhopper, chain was stretched, so I bought a HG93 chain which says fits the Deore chainset.

I measured the chain length against my old chain and tried to remove several links using a chain tool on a multitool - but it would not budge the pin.

Bought a icetoolz chain tool and it's removed the pin - but it seemed like far too much effort?

Should it be difficult :?: I checked all the pins in the vicinity and they all looked the same?

Chain is on and seems fine with a SRAM powerlink connector

Thanks
Nube

PS Gear change still slow - replacing cables next

ride_whenever

Pins are rather hard to move particularly with a small tool.

My bet would be the cables for poor shifts, easier than changing the cassette.

wordnumb

nubenotforlong wrote:

Should it be difficult :?:

Put it this way - you don't want the pins working loose by themselves.

* makes joke about ride_whenever's 'small tool' *

ride_whenever

hey, my tool works fine for removing pins, nubenotforlong is the one whose tool isn't up for the job :P

thelonegroover

I'd like to know which pin to remove on an Shimano HG 8 speed chain. And can you replace with the old pin?

nubenotforlong

Maybe my tool is too big? (use lewd voice!)

lonegroover: on my chain the paper in the box said which pin to remove and gave a link pin to use. But, I bought a couple of power links for ease.

MacAndCheese

Thelonegroover wrote:

I'd like to know which pin to remove on an Shimano HG 8 speed chain. And can you replace with the old pin?

You can remove any pin apart from any joining pins - they look slightly different. And no you shouldn't replace with old pin, you need to get a joining pin - it has little bit on the end that you snap off after assembling:
http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?PartnerID=79&ModelID=186

thelonegroover

MacAndCheese wrote:

Thelonegroover wrote:

I'd like to know which pin to remove on an Shimano HG 8 speed chain. And can you replace with the old pin?

You can remove any pin apart from any joining pins - they look slightly different. And no you shouldn't replace with old pin, you need to get a joining pin - it has little bit on the end that you snap off after assembling:
http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?PartnerID=79&ModelID=186

Assuming my chain has never been removed, should there be only one joining pin, the one used while the factory/LBS assembled the bike.