A worn chain wastes power and damages your drivetrain. Here’s how to check for wear and install a new chain the right way.

A good chain breaker (sometimes known as a chain splitter or simply a chain tool) is an essential part of any home mechanic's toolkit, enabling you to split old chains, shorten new ones and join those ...

First you need to monitor the extent of wear in your chain by measuring the chain stretch. This isn't actually stretch as such but wear to the chain pins and internal surface of the roller which makes ...

Your chain doesn't actually stretch. The holes in which the pins connect the individual links begin to become oval over time and eventually change the tolerances of the chain. When this happens, the ...

For today’s Mechanical Monday, we are taking a second look at chain and chain maintenance advice from several experts who know a thing or two about the topic. For another perspective on the topic, we ...

The main symptom of a stiff link is that your chain will skip and click every three or four crank revolutions, and the rear mech may flick back and forth too. This is because the stiff link can’t bend ...