Hi, can anyone recommend a good chain rivet tool. The one I got has flattened and bent the anvil. The metal is too soft and chain links hard to flare out. See pictures. Any recommendations appreciated. Or if anyone local fancies giving me a hand for a drink. Thanks
Fix it? Just pop the anvil in a vice & grind off the section so the nib is more proud. A good one I have is Sealey tools model MS025, I've two others but thats the most handy.
It's not a bad idea, does anyone have a picture of what it should look like. Assume I need to get the angle and profile roughly correct
I’m not sure you’d get that back to its original shape as it should be domed so as to flare out the river link. You might be able to pick up a replacement rivet pin from someone like chainsandsprockets.co.Uk
Cheers. I'm gonna sack that other tool. It's made out of lead! Going to try one of these Afam tools. It has lots of reviews that says it did the job . Let's see!!
Excellent kit. But obviously only on hollow links. Cheap as chips too. You can get them for £16 on eBay.
Mine came free with a set of chain and sprockets some years ago. Only works on hollow rivets and 525 chains but it did about 5 so far and stood up well. I would expect the afam tool to be better.
I've got a Tsubaki Whale Chain Tool. Even removed and fitted a new 530 chain on my Multi 1200 without breaking sweat, it's done so many chains for mates in the 15 odd years I've had it. Not cheap but a good one. Nelly recommended it to me as it was the one he used in his workshop.....
I have one of these - can’t vouch for longevity as I don’t do lot’s of chains but it does the job. https://chainsandsprockets.co.uk/products/did-style-chain-breaker-tool Most of the cheap tools seem to struggle when breaking the chain - I just cut them off with a Dremel - so much quicker and easier and no strain on chain tool trying to force the rivet out.
My experience is almost exactly the same as Rushjob's, mine is probably closer to 20 years old and its done some large chains over the years.
Same here... I had one of these and the thread snapped when trying to peen over the rivet head... worse than useless. And like Petsmith I have used a freebie I got with a chain/sprocket set and it just about does the job.
I have this tool too and replaced about 4 chains on various bikes over the years I've had it. I grind the rivets flat and hammer them through, or just cut with a dremel. Works really well and will hold up a house they are that strong.
Just as a heads up.... I re-riveted the new chain (and link) I put on my rebuilt 999 a couple of months back using a tool identical to the one in post #1. Whilst flaring out one of the pins the edge of it exploded - in a shower of sparks! - and a small piece literally made a whizzing noise as it passed by my ear. So...make sure you wear eye protection when using the tool, I dread to think what would have happened if it had caught my eye.. I suspect it would have gone through both sides.
I have one of these, has worked on my VFR, my MV and my Multi. Plus a couple of mates bikes too. Only for dimpled soft rivets, such as DID, though. Always grind off rivet heads and push pins through to save on wear.
