Need help riveting a chain. Anyone in Denver/Golden area?

jmroadman · 11-11-2012, 03:45 PM

I bought myself a replacement chain recently, a Renthal R4 SRS Road Chain. Completely neglected to make sure it was a clip style masterlink like I'm used to. Turns out it's the rivet style, specifically with the soft nose type masterlink (I think this is what it's called), definitely not a hollow nose type. As far as I know you can't get a clip link for this chain. I wouldn't mind learning how to do the rivet type chain, but would prefer to not buy the tool right now, especially since the only one I can find is the Motion Pro Jumbo Chain Tool Part # 08-0135 for $140 plus another $20 for the anvil I need.

So, I'm putting out an APB. Anyone in the Denver area with a rivet tool willing to help out a fellow motorcyclist install a chain? Beers on me.

~Jason
three oh three 242 9913

RalphyDo · 11-11-2012, 03:50 PM

Yeah, I have one. I'll give you call!

CycleDoc59 · 11-13-2012, 06:11 PM

Quite easy to do yourself. After squeezing on the side plate such
that the rivets are slightly above the plate surface, hold a heavy hammer head
against the back side and peen the rivet heads with a small ball-peen hammer.
That's what ball-peen hammers are made for.

I've peened on a few dozen drive chain master links after one of those pricey
chain rivet tools broke with just a few uses...

11-11-2012, 03:45 PM	#1
jmroadman ^OP Adventurer Joined: Jun 2006 Location: Golden, CO Oddometer: 31	Need help riveting a chain. Anyone in Denver/Golden area? I bought myself a replacement chain recently, a Renthal R4 SRS Road Chain. Completely neglected to make sure it was a clip style masterlink like I'm used to. Turns out it's the rivet style, specifically with the soft nose type masterlink (I think this is what it's called), definitely not a hollow nose type. As far as I know you can't get a clip link for this chain. I wouldn't mind learning how to do the rivet type chain, but would prefer to not buy the tool right now, especially since the only one I can find is the Motion Pro Jumbo Chain Tool Part # 08-0135 for $140 plus another $20 for the anvil I need. So, I'm putting out an APB. Anyone in the Denver area with a rivet tool willing to help out a fellow motorcyclist install a chain? Beers on me. ~Jason three oh three 242 9913

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11-11-2012, 03:50 PM	#2
RalphyDo Banned Joined: Aug 2012 Location: Colorado Oddometer: 308	Yeah, I have one. I'll give you call!

11-13-2012, 06:11 PM	#3
CycleDoc59 Wrench Rider Joined: May 2006 Location: East Virginia Oddometer: 712	Quite easy to do yourself. After squeezing on the side plate such that the rivets are slightly above the plate surface, hold a heavy hammer head against the back side and peen the rivet heads with a small ball-peen hammer. That's what ball-peen hammers are made for. I've peened on a few dozen drive chain master links after one of those pricey chain rivet tools broke with just a few uses...