Hi all -
I'm replacing a chain on my bike and trying to connect it with a chain tool. However every time I try to push the pin through it just bends the link it is meant to go through. I've attached an image to show what I mean - the chain is from wilko which is perhaps my first mistake.
Only idea I have is to get a little dremel tool an grind down the tip of the pin so it's tapered, so it acts as a kind of initial guide into the hole, but I'm still lost as to what other people do, and also worried that it then won't be a snug fit.
I'm replacing a chain on my bike and trying to connect it with a chain tool. However every time I try to push the pin through it just bends the link it is meant to go through. I've attached an image to show what I mean - the chain is from wilko which is perhaps my first mistake.
Only idea I have is to get a little dremel tool an grind down the tip of the pin so it's tapered, so it acts as a kind of initial guide into the hole, but I'm still lost as to what other people do, and also worried that it then won't be a snug fit.