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Removing an SRAM Powerlink from a bicycle chain

02/19/12

How to remove and attach an SRAM powerlink from a bicycle chain. Filmed by Dave.

This video tech tip shows you how to repair a broken mountain bike chain on the trail.
Video Rating: 3 / 5

Post tags: Bicycle, Chain, From, Powerlink, Removing, SRAM

Author: - Categories: Bike Parts - Tags: Bicycle, Chain, From, Powerlink, Removing, SRAM

50 Comments »

@trashbeck He may have a shimano or? campagnolo chain aswell.

Comment by joskes123 — February 19, 2012 @ 6:48 pm
@ilikeflatbuns357 FUUCK FIXIES and? not ever bikes use wipperman links….

Comment by DestroyTheseWalls — February 19, 2012 @ 7:33 pm
@ward36 what a POS…I paid $50 for this chain and they said you can take it off “easily without any tools”. I bench 260 lbs and can do 15 pull ups but I’m not strong? enough to take this crappy chain off. I’ll just stick to the Shimano groupo and a chain tool.

Comment by wallybiii — February 19, 2012 @ 8:13 pm
Cheers mate! I was cussing for about 10 minutes trying to get? this new to me SRAM chain off. Watched your video, and it popped right off.

Comment by scottvor — February 19, 2012 @ 8:34 pm
solid quick info. i appreciate the? work on the video as well as the brevity in which it is delivered.

Comment by BrianRiker — February 19, 2012 @ 9:31 pm
@buck2576 My removable chain link is also different, it is called a Master Link, they are quite easy to remove as well. Whichever version people have, I find it such a simple and great feature. This is what bicycles should be like, no? expensive specialist tools required, just good design and engineering; not all of us have all the time a tool-space in the world to do what should be simple bicycle maintenance. :- )

Comment by samsungmartiHKM — February 19, 2012 @ 10:06 pm
That technique does not work on my trek 4300. I don’t know why. Maybe there is no? room to pinch the link.

Comment by bobby0panganiban — February 19, 2012 @ 10:28 pm
some chains dont have this link…
then you have to buy a tool for a regular link remove
like so the ppl? know !!!!

Comment by crni195 — February 19, 2012 @ 11:03 pm
At first, I was all excited about it. When I went to squeeze the link, nothing happened. I squeezed harder, and still, nothing. It took me a moment to realize that it came off, without the? clicking noise described. I just kind of saw the pin shift over a bit. Yay for Youtube! Thanks for posting the vid!

Comment by weekstooshort — February 19, 2012 @ 11:20 pm
worked for? me just a little crc wd40..

Comment by 1wiremu — February 19, 2012 @ 11:28 pm
powerlinks aren’t suppose to? come off that easy

Comment by TheAlan94 — February 20, 2012 @ 12:21 am
@ilikeflatbuns357 you should watch the bicycle tudor video it shows you how to remove the link off a? fixed gear chain.

Comment by stan69r — February 20, 2012 @ 1:09 am
Great? vid. This is exactly what i needed to know. Thank you!

Comment by factionfx — February 20, 2012 @ 1:24 am
es mas facil en video que en la realidad,? creo que me quedo con el clasico sistema de pin

Comment by chocokero — February 20, 2012 @ 2:10 am
@trashbeck oh yeah..i have conversion bike tooo >__
Comment by ilikeflatbuns357 — February 20, 2012 @ 3:06 am
@trashbeck hmmmk. thanks..
uhm another question.
i need new set of wheels.
i want thin ones.
how WIDE are thinnest?
like? half an inch? or inch?

Comment by ilikeflatbuns357 — February 20, 2012 @ 3:43 am
Single speeds don’t have? one of these. Use a chaintool. The additional width means that you can push and pull pins without wrecking the chain.

Comment by trashbeck — February 20, 2012 @ 3:44 am
i need help?

Comment by ilikeflatbuns357 — February 20, 2012 @ 3:50 am
i am kind of new to bikes
i got a fixie
trying to change the chain
uhmm
i cant find a fricken chain piece that? looks like that
the one different from every other piece
HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!! please

Comment by ilikeflatbuns357 — February 20, 2012 @ 4:04 am
I’ve just removed a link from my Shimano chain, and? added one of these powerlinks. Connected well enough, I feel it will be a bit tough removing the chain for the first few times though.

Comment by HariKalay — February 20, 2012 @ 4:46 am
perfect video, thank? you.

Comment by sean9820 — February 20, 2012 @ 4:57 am
Did the trick! I love it as it makes cleaning the chain a snap.? Click and remove, dump in old soda bottle with citrus degreaser and shake. Now that’s convenient.

Comment by TheBoneman42 — February 20, 2012 @ 5:34 am
if you’re chain breaks? when you are out at a point other than the power link how do you repair it? is it ok to push out a rivet where the chain has broken and replace with a powerlink to get you home. is that what you would do if the chian snapped at a point other than the power link. i like the idea of these power links but i sometimes worry that they seem to come appart just a little to easy and im concerned the chain could come apart when riding. i think a rivet is probably tougher

Comment by Lunarlaserranging — February 20, 2012 @ 6:02 am
Just made it? after watching this video. washed the dirt with spray-oil, squeezed the link and detached it in no-time. That’s really easy.
Just do as shown with clean links.

Comment by nick008ru — February 20, 2012 @ 6:52 am
never use wd-40 for any bike part period.?

Any bike company/component company will tell you that.

Comment by ward36 — February 20, 2012 @ 6:54 am
so what if you dont have a master link and? your in the middle of nowere?

Comment by mwoodford87 — February 20, 2012 @ 7:52 am
@ElegantlyWasted04 shit. $9.40 for? a new chain at the local department store. you’re getting reamed if you’re spending that kind of money on a bike chain.

Comment by nathonix — February 20, 2012 @ 7:55 am
@quarvis well bike parts are expensive especially paying a bike shop to do it! Chains? dont come cheap min £30 & when ppl withhold important information like keep the pin in the chain or you have to buy a new one so this video really pee’d me off

Comment by ElegantlyWasted04 — February 20, 2012 @ 8:47 am
@silvernations? GFYS Yank doche

Comment by ElegantlyWasted04 — February 20, 2012 @ 9:46 am
Well, sure, this is all easy if you already have a quick detach link in your chain. Why would such a thing require a video? It’s about as difficult as putting a belt on a pair? of pants.

Comment by opmike343 — February 20, 2012 @ 10:34 am
@ManTheBush me too but didnt fall on my face lol.?

Comment by Gamubi — February 20, 2012 @ 10:40 am
My chain broke when I? was peddling uphill and I fell on my face. Ouch!

Comment by ManTheBush — February 20, 2012 @ 11:40 am
@ElegantlyWasted04? Damn man calm the fuck down!!!!

Comment by silvernations — February 20, 2012 @ 11:50 am
you should remove this video! how to install a master link would be an appropriate title. a broken chain has broken parts and you will need a chain break tool and would be a completely different video and helpful, unlike this vid which thanks for wasting? everyones time

Comment by socalathleticntall — February 20, 2012 @ 12:12 pm
@quarvis We sure do! check out the AirZound bike horn? you dont want to be walking in front of me as I let 115dbs rip at cars, taxi cabs, buses, motorcyclists! Very funny making a motorcyclist jump but shouldn’t of been in my lane!
Ppl aint too pleased to be frightened by a female cyclist
btw this video is still shit & a waste of virtual space this is much much bettersee video Removal and Installation of Bike Chains

Comment by ElegantlyWasted04 — February 20, 2012 @ 12:29 pm
@ElegantlyWasted04 wow, i? didn’t know the brits took their chains so seriously.

Comment by quarvis — February 20, 2012 @ 12:32 pm
people shut the fuck up like honestly he posted this trying to help people fix their bike? if it doesn’t have the information you need go look at another video and stop being prick bastards making fun of youtube videos because you have no life

Comment by elmastadon — February 20, 2012 @ 12:59 pm
What an idiot!!!!!!!!!!! You need a tool for this & not everyone has? those types of chains fucking dumb ass american go to Mac Ds you stupid fat fuck arse tard

Comment by ElegantlyWasted04 — February 20, 2012 @ 1:28 pm
shit video!?

Comment by ndv2222 — February 20, 2012 @ 2:24 pm
u cant even see how? u do it u dumb *** dont make anymore videos

Comment by Tiki1227 — February 20, 2012 @ 3:12 pm
If olny it? was alwalys this easy

Comment by bigwillisawesome — February 20, 2012 @ 4:09 pm
This tech is incomplete. It doesn’t matter, as far as technique goes, if the bike is in the stand or not. Yes, being out on a trail and not being able to sit on a Park tool doctors’ chair isn’t the easiest. But you failed to mention what a chain-breaker tool does and how to use it on a chain. A broken chain won’t readily accept a ‘master-link’ until you prepare? it for one.

Comment by solboard — February 20, 2012 @ 4:13 pm
what does master link do ?? is it? like power link on SRAM ?

Comment by enyceckk101 — February 20, 2012 @ 4:53 pm
wow that has to suck! i drive? my MTB in the city and it sucks when a chain breaks, thats nothing compared to a chain breaking 2000 ft up on some mountain trail

Comment by jmoyet — February 20, 2012 @ 4:55 pm
you need to knock out? a pin for the master link to work. it’s a pin that snaps, not the chain. masterlink has 2 pins. it’s easy on a stand in a warm garage. try it in the pishin rain 2000 ft up .

Comment by kilomeister — February 20, 2012 @ 5:26 pm
Never get it at Walmart. What they do is buy the product as cheap as possible with “best” value. Notice? that i put it in quotations.

Comment by dahgutone — February 20, 2012 @ 5:53 pm
It really depends. If you have a ‘Master Link” or a chain link that has a quick release, then no tool is required. Some chain might not have this link so you will either have to remove? the pin or just break the chain with some bolt cutters.

Comment by dahgutone — February 20, 2012 @ 6:27 pm
No, it’s? because you bought it from walmart. Get one from an actual bike shop.

Comment by rooksound — February 20, 2012 @ 6:57 pm
is no tool? required?

Comment by fayik123 — February 20, 2012 @ 7:04 pm
I hope you don’t mind a little constructive criticism
The description of this video is misleading. Repairing a chain on a bike stand is vastly different than being on the side of the trail or road. When my chains break, I generally have to do some clean up with a chain tool to remove the busted link, a? bit of elaboration on that process would help out. It would also be great if you could specify the fact that the how-to uses a master link, I was surprised by that when I got to the content.

Comment by l1n3u5 — February 20, 2012 @ 7:44 pm