dannytrialskid Posted June 6, 2011 Report Share Posted June 6, 2011 Hi, Got a vice bolted to a bench, got a chain wrapped round the sprocket and the trailing ends tight in the vice. Spinning it anti-clockwise, jolting it too, and it just wont budge! Followed the Tartybikes tutorial exactly. The blady thing just wont come off, any tips? Cheers, Danny. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Reynolds Posted June 6, 2011 Report Share Posted June 6, 2011 On 6/6/2011 at 6:24 PM, dannytrialskid said: Hi, Got a vice bolted to a bench, got a chain wrapped round the sprocket and the trailing ends tight in the vice. Spinning it anti-clockwise, jolting it too, and it just wont budge! Followed the Tartybikes tutorial exactly. The blady thing just wont come off, any tips? Cheers, Danny. Give it some muscle My old one, needed two of us to get it off. Ur technique sounds spot on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trials owns Posted June 6, 2011 Report Share Posted June 6, 2011 Had the same problem, i tryed everything (blow torch, hammer and chisels the lot!)and it didnt budge! got fed up in the end and gave up lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ali C Posted June 6, 2011 Report Share Posted June 6, 2011 more people. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam T Posted June 6, 2011 Report Share Posted June 6, 2011 On 6/6/2011 at 6:31 PM, Ali C said: more people. Or something long to stick on the end of the handle to give more leverage. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isitafox Posted June 6, 2011 Report Share Posted June 6, 2011 On 6/6/2011 at 6:31 PM, Ali C said: more people. This, my cousin had a mission trying to get my 15t sprocket off an old wheel at his bike shop. The winning team consisted of him, the other lad from the shop, my uncle and a 6ft bar! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Reynolds Posted June 6, 2011 Report Share Posted June 6, 2011 On 6/6/2011 at 6:34 PM, isitafox said: This, my cousin had a mission trying to get my 15t sprocket off an old wheel at his bike shop. The winning team consisted of him, the other lad from the shop, my uncle and a 6ft bar! and a partridge in a pear tree? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dannytrialskid Posted June 6, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 6, 2011 How much would it normally cost for someone to take it off for you? Roughly?!? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Reynolds Posted June 6, 2011 Report Share Posted June 6, 2011 On 6/6/2011 at 6:55 PM, dannytrialskid said: How much would it normally cost for someone to take it off for you? Roughly?!? Our local bike shop was useless, he tried taking it off with a chain wrap tool (and ignored my advice to use an old piece of chain). I went up to my mates workshop and did it 5 minutes in a vice. Your doing it correct, like everyone says, u just need more man power Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dannytrialskid Posted June 6, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 6, 2011 On 6/6/2011 at 6:57 PM, Martin Reynolds said: Our local bike shop was useless, he tried taking it off with a chain wrap tool (and ignored my advice to use an old piece of chain). I went up to my mates workshop and did it 5 minutes in a vice. Your doing it correct, like everyone says, u just need more man power Yeah guna try it when my dad gets home. Got a really weak bmx chain though, that has snapped 4 times whilst trying to it! Haven't got a stronger spare one Turn the wheel anti-clockwise right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Reynolds Posted June 6, 2011 Report Share Posted June 6, 2011 On 6/6/2011 at 7:03 PM, dannytrialskid said: Yeah guna try it when my dad gets home. Got a really weak bmx chain though, that has snapped 4 times whilst trying to it! Haven't got a stronger spare one Turn the wheel anti-clockwise right? yeh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theta2 Posted June 6, 2011 Report Share Posted June 6, 2011 GT85, let it soak for a couple of minutes This and muscles was the winning formula for mine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Canham Posted June 6, 2011 Report Share Posted June 6, 2011 Took my sprocket off the wheel the other day, took 3 of us. And my local bike shop tried when i took it in, but they were afraid they were going to brake it, so they didn't do it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dannytrialskid Posted June 6, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 6, 2011 Can't do it, chain snapped several times. Pissing me off so darn much, just going to take it to ma local bike shop in the morning. *Sigh* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Reynolds Posted June 6, 2011 Report Share Posted June 6, 2011 On 6/6/2011 at 10:17 PM, dannytrialskid said: Can't do it, chain snapped several times. Pissing me off so darn much, just going to take it to ma local bike shop in the morning. *Sigh* I really doubt they'll do it. Just use a decent bit of chain, get some of ur mates to help you I used a bit of new KMC Z610 chain i had left over Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dannytrialskid Posted June 6, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 6, 2011 I don't have any spares. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamR28 Posted June 7, 2011 Report Share Posted June 7, 2011 On 6/6/2011 at 10:17 PM, dannytrialskid said: just going to take it to ma local bike shop in the morning. That won't work. Sounds like you have got enough force now if you are snapping the chain. Bunch the chain up into a 'triangle' and sit that against the vice jaws, that will stop it from snapping. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dannytrialskid Posted June 7, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 7, 2011 On 6/7/2011 at 3:56 PM, Adam@TartyBikes said: That won't work. Sounds like you have got enough force now if you are snapping the chain. Bunch the chain up into a 'triangle' and sit that against the vice jaws, that will stop it from snapping. too late. I already to it to my local bike shop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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