Mountain Bike Chain Wear Tool
Then put the two chain ends together held in place by the chain pin and use the chain tool to press the pin into place.
Mountain bike chain wear tool. Insert a joining pin using the chain tool. Attempt to install the other end into the chain. If you ve let your chain wear too. Using the popular park tool cc 3 2 chain wear checker as an example the 5 marking is there as a recommended replacement point for 11 and 12 speed drivetrains or as a warning for those on 10.
To start measuring chain wear with the cc 3 2 locate the end of the tool with the 0 5 stamp. Bikehand bicycle bike chain wear indicator tool chain checker compatible with shimano sram kmc and all others 7 to 12 speed chains 4 6 out of 5 stars 241. The likes of kmc sram park tool and abbey bike tools all agree that the 0 5 percent marking on most chain checkers is a safe point to replace the chain before cassette wear becomes an issue. Park tool chain checkers are made expressly for the task of quantifying chain wear.
Park tool cc 3 2. I was asked how to measure chain wear without using a gauge like park tool s cc 3 or cc 3 2. Park tool cc 3 2 chain checker for bicycle chains 4 8 out of 5 stars 687. 3 7 out of 5 stars 38.
Jiprens bike chain tools with chain hook chain cutter bike link plier chain wear indicator tool 3 pairs bicycle missing links road and mountain bike chain repair tools for all models of bike chains. The industry standard for chain replacement is when the chain wear is between 0 75 and 1 0. Here is the tool on amazon. The chain from the bike.
How to check for bike chain wear. Breaking a chain is rarely an isolated incident and more frequently it is the sign of a larger issue. Once the chain is installed break off the portion of the pin protruding from the back of the chain. They have a newer longer version of it with model cc 3 2.
Install the hook end on a link with inner plates to ensure you re measuring against the roller and not the side plates. This easy to use lifeline tool will clearly show when it s time for a chain change on your bike possibly preventing you encountering a snapped chain when you re out for a ride. The tool i used in the video is the park tools chain wear indicator and it s model is cc 3.