Chain link jams after reassembling the rivet I bought a chain riveting tool. Here is how it looks like:



It works fine, I was able to push the rivet out of a test chain. But faced an unexpected difficulty: after I restore the rivet to it's proper position the chain link becomes very hard to move.

I think, the cause of this  is that my tool is not as precise as those, used in the factory, when manufacturing the chain. And when I restore the rivet, I shift it a little bit from it's ideal position. It creates extra friction, not allowing the plates to move freely as they should.



Is it normal? Am I doing something wrong? Maybe, there are better tools?
This often seems to happen.  Sometimes it helps to use the tool to push the rivet back out the other way a fraction of a mm.  

If you are using a Shimano chain, then using the pins with a snap-off driver can help.