If you have two narrow flat head screw drivers you could put them on each side of that link and squeeze them together. A small amount of lube on the connector link will also help them slide together to where it can be removed.
Equal_Medicine_9014 on
Bend the chain
You need another hand to pull the lock(use minus screw driver)
dunncrew on
More wrong answers than correct answers….sigh.
rybrink on
I just cut them off and replace with a real quick link. These are easy to put on, but a pain to remove and I end up bending them beyond being able to reuse them half the time.
Whichever method you go for, I find cleaning/flushing it out well with wd40/gt85/degreaser/petrol helps a lot with most types. The grit and build up of grime really gets in the way of the wiggles and small flexes needed to release.
Also, if you are able, replace the link with the KMC version, much less sweary to use.
libregrape on
You need to bend the link. Whoever made these shimano quicklinks should have a personal corner in the depths of hell, where they are tied to a pole with chains linked with these, and have to undo each one to escape.
Initial_Object6683 on
bend it sideways
corzbellz on
Ive done it without tools on a road side repair when my missing link decided to explode doing 30mph down hill in top. Pinch the links either side and push it together with might and it might come undone and do the reverse when putting back. Good luck. Wear gloves or wash your hands after. Ride on.
Even if it were a standard “quick link” you don’t need a tool. Set the link at 3 o’clock on the large chainring. Pull one extra link of chain up so the quick link sticks out like this: >
Then give it a few little taps.
ScotchCigarsEspresso on
Listen to none of these people. You need a quick link tool. They look like strange pliers
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Bend it so the pin ends get closer together and that end plate will be loose to be taken off.
Shoelace trick if you don’t have a chain pliers
https://preview.redd.it/rchcu867o5jf1.png?width=1440&format=png&auto=webp&s=07777aaa5c5c151357406d3169ceb2485af06dd1
Is this the quick link with the side plate?
It helps to swear. A lot.
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lot
If you have two narrow flat head screw drivers you could put them on each side of that link and squeeze them together. A small amount of lube on the connector link will also help them slide together to where it can be removed.
Bend the chain
You need another hand to pull the lock(use minus screw driver)
More wrong answers than correct answers….sigh.
I just cut them off and replace with a real quick link. These are easy to put on, but a pain to remove and I end up bending them beyond being able to reuse them half the time.
That’s a Shimano quicklink.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=SkQaeAmxcYE
Whichever method you go for, I find cleaning/flushing it out well with wd40/gt85/degreaser/petrol helps a lot with most types. The grit and build up of grime really gets in the way of the wiggles and small flexes needed to release.
Also, if you are able, replace the link with the KMC version, much less sweary to use.
You need to bend the link. Whoever made these shimano quicklinks should have a personal corner in the depths of hell, where they are tied to a pole with chains linked with these, and have to undo each one to escape.
bend it sideways
Ive done it without tools on a road side repair when my missing link decided to explode doing 30mph down hill in top. Pinch the links either side and push it together with might and it might come undone and do the reverse when putting back. Good luck. Wear gloves or wash your hands after. Ride on.
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https://preview.redd.it/a5boo8tj26jf1.jpeg?width=2388&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=07529bba9d313fb5ea4fea961c3120e57df796d3
[https://youtu.be/1pYrK7DOkCk?si=aAZdy7jxo6siTHci](https://youtu.be/1pYrK7DOkCk?si=aAZdy7jxo6siTHci)

You can also make a chain hook out of a large paper clip, for taking the tension off the quick link, for easier removal/installation.
Go buy a chain tool that’s made for that specific purpose.
Get the Park Tool pliers https://www.parktool.com/en-us/product/master-link-pliers-mlp-1-2
These work well to open and close quick links on Shimano and SRAM chains.
Even if it were a standard “quick link” you don’t need a tool. Set the link at 3 o’clock on the large chainring. Pull one extra link of chain up so the quick link sticks out like this: >
Then give it a few little taps.
Listen to none of these people. You need a quick link tool. They look like strange pliers