Park Tool Master Link Plier - MLP-1C

by Park Tool

Product Description

Sure, your fancy chain has one of those 'hand releasable' master links, which work fine until it gets packed with grim and dirt. Now you're cursing at it as though that's going to help release it good luck with that. Add the Park Tool MLP-1C Master Link Plier to your home shop and avoid the struggle as well as the unnecessary financial contributions to your swear jar.

Product Features

• Material: steel
• Compatibility: chains with a master link
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• Weight:
• Recommended Use: Breaking chains
• Manufacturer Warranty:

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B0071X1R7E
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (26 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #800 in Sports & Outdoors (See Top 100 in Sports & Outdoors)
  • #5 in Sports & Outdoors > Bikes & Accessories > Bike Tools & Equipment

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Works Well, January 30, 2010

By 

jayb (Seattle) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Park Tool Master Link Plier - MLP-1C (Sports)

I needed this tool for quite a while. I can often get apart Wippermann Connex link apart with bare hands after much effort, but I find an SRAM link nearly impossible to get apart. With this tool they come apart easily. Note the fine print on the package where they tell you that you should pinch the sides of an SRAM link together with your fingers as you use this tool to avoid damage to the link. FWIW, I never used master links before preferring to take apart or put together a chain by pushing out or pushing in a pin with a chain tool. From what I've read that isn't the best idea with the narrower modern chains where the pins are peened over after they've been inserted. The thought of 2.5 chains worth of recumbent chain breaking apart under pressure converted me to use master links. This tool makes it much, much easier.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Nearly Indespensible, August 14, 2011

By 

Matthew Pearson (Omaha, Nebraska United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Park Tool Master Link Plier - MLP-1C (Sports)

At first, I hated buying a tool like this. I had a chain breaker, I had pliers, needle nose Vice Grips, all sorts of stuff. I told myself "No! You can open those by hand!" And mostly, I could. Master Links, however, can be stubborn. I had to do a lot of pre-cleaning to a chain that i wanted to remove so that i could clean it just to get the master link to open. Then, finally, I put on a new 9 speed chain and had to take it back off to remove some links. I tried almost every tool I had and wound up cutting myself before just springing for a set of these master link pliers. I don't regret it. It makes opening these chains so easy that I'm thinking of starting to use SRAM chains or at least master links on all of my chains. It sure beats spending a couple bucks on a rivet every time I want to open one of my Shimano chains... Yeah, it's possible to open most master links with your hands or your hands and some rags or some other ad hoc tool... but just buy the thing. The frustration it can save you from is priceless.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect Tool for the Job, June 15, 2010

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W. Mitchell (Virginia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Park Tool Master Link Plier - MLP-1C (Sports)

I just switched to SRAM Powerlinks last year after having several chains break using the Shimano HG replacement pins on XTR chains. I like the master links much better and the fact that you generally don't need a tool to remove the chain is a big plus. That said, sometimes it can be difficult to open the master link when it's been used a while and/or grit and grime work their way in. I've successfully used needle nosed pliers to make it much easier but sometimes they slip and I've always been concerned about potential damage to the rollers. These pliers are made for this specific job and work great. They are well made so they should last for as long as I'm able to ride so I think they are well worth the money. Like one reviewer already stated, if you're using SRAM Powerlinks, be sure to squeeze on the sides of the link to prevent damage as per instructions from both SRAM and Park.

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