SHIMANOSM-UG51 Quick-Link for 8/7/6-Speed Bicycle Chain - 1 Set, 2 Pairs - ESMUG51TA

As advertised

Ordered this master link and highly recommend it. I too received the link today and fumbled with it for about a 1/2 hour until is realized there must be instructions or other tips from other users. Sure enough, one review stated that "you need to bend the chain while the link was installed in order to get the pin to snap in..." It was literally that easy, 2 min and I was done reinstalling the chain. great product and it came with 2 pcs.

Good luck trying to get this "quick link" to connect your chain. You are supposed to slide each of them from the larger end of the slot and then press them together. I'm a big guy and no matter how hard I tried, I could not get these to connect. Seems the slots just aren't long enough. I watched several videos and they all said that it's difficult and can take some "finagling", but to ""bend the chain" between your fingers to get them to pop in. No way. I nearly broke my fingers trying. I ended going with KMC quick links, which worked perfectly.

I rode hundreds of double and single track miles on my 8 sp gravel bike with no failure.

These are hard to get on even in the garage with the right tools. I ended up using a cheaper kind that were 100% easier to use. And, they bend really easily… frustrating

The instructions are not super helpful for getting it on, but once you figure out how to do it the link works. You need to push it out in a way that the link bends slightly to get it together.

Be careful to bend the chain laterally the right way to install. That is the trick

pins are bend and therefore will not go into the chain. Bought separate, inside a Shimano chain package and all are bend. Wasted time and money. Must improve inspection Shimano!