Campy 10sp Centaur chain; Can I use a normal chain tool?

crimsondynamo
crimsondynamo Posts: 246
edited October 2010 in Workshop
Ii've just ordered a missing link to replace a link which has siezed up, and to facilitate cleaning.

Can I use my normal chain tool to remove the offending link? I say that because the pins seem to be hollow.

Also, the chain is 1k miles old rather than being fitted from new as might be more normal practise. Are there any consequences?

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  • gkerr4
    gkerr4 Posts: 3,408
    i'd probably have replaced the chain to be honest - have you tried measureing it? - I have tool which shows whenthe chain is .75% or 1% stretched - at 1000 miles you may well be close to that - there is a method of counting how long 12 links is - I can't remember the exact formula now that I am trying to post tho!

    Also - I tend to use the KMC re-useable links - much easier to use - and not tools needed at all rather than the campag ones.
  • ugo.santalucia
    ugo.santalucia Posts: 28,337
    Yes you can and whoever says that a chain lasts 1000 miles is lying
    left the forum March 2023
  • crimsondynamo
    crimsondynamo Posts: 246
    Yes, it's a KMC missing link that I'm fitting. I still need to use a tool though to remove the old link though?

    Apart from the that one wonky link (which seemed to sieze instantly) everything runs smooth and shifts flawlessly. I'd hope to get a good few more k out of the chain yet.
  • ADIHEAD
    ADIHEAD Posts: 575
    ugo.santalucia wrote:
    Yes you can and whoever says that a chain lasts 1000 miles is lying

    He was probably either a man with legs like tree trunks, or who never cleans and or lubes his!
  • giant_man
    giant_man Posts: 6,878
    if you're not going to use the campagnolo link using the 10 speed chain tool, using KMC this may help:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lkqsv056mGk

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