square link drive chain

[beenthere]

:welcome:
There is a tool that makes it easier, but I think you have the right idea from your description. Just need to get it on something solid and with a good square corner to slide (drive) the links off.

Here is one on eBay
Bicycle Bike Steel Chain Breaker Repair Tool Shimano on eBay!

Google "detachable steel chain tool" for some hits.

This eBay link doesn't stay current, so here is one showing the tool.
Item # 415, Steel Chain Detacher on F.C. Mason

At that site, can also see the various types of links that each slide together to make the chain. They should help to see their individual parts and openings.

 

[charles5335]

After I tried it out, I feel really stupid to have doubted how it would work. I had the chain apart in about 30 seconds. It's a good tool to have on the rare occasions of resizing this type of chain. Thanks for all the patient suggestions, I'm actually a little smarter than I seem. (sometimes!)

 

[beenthere]

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Glad to hear it worked for you. Sometimes these things are so close that if'n they were a snake, they'd bite you. I've been there before too.