Shimano chain link

bompington
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Bought a cheap chain (HG40) and I'm having real difficulty getting the link together. Am I being denser than usual or is there a trick to it?
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Ive just bought one too for my old Raleigh and had a quick fiddle with the "quicklink" and it looks like it will be not be so quick to fit, i,m thinking of getting a SRAM or KMC 8 speed quicklink instead as ive used the 9 speed ones for ages with no problems, and they are easy to fit and take off, they also look more robust than the Shimano link.0
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No experience of the Shimano (not so) quick links. Was trying to use the quick link that came with the cheapo Mavic 10 sp chain from CRC, but it proved so recalcitrant that one half pinged across the garage floor and still hasn't been found. Fitted the old KMC link and all is peachy.
Interestingly the £5 7 sp KMC chain I fitted to the Peugeot rescue project came with no joining link, but was easily joined using the traditional chain tool / pin0