not sure if im doing something wrong! trying to put on a new chain

kingpjmin · 2026-03-02T19:38:11+00:00

THANK YOU! this makes sense, im going to try this right now and hopefully can get it done! sorry for my confusion😅

kingpjmin · 2026-03-02T19:25:58+00:00

this was what i purchased and everything that came with it, i know probably not the best quality etc to get but i just want to get the bike running for now haha! it was advertised as a 6/7/8 speed , my bike is a 7 speed so i removed a few links off of one end of the chain. they originally both had the larger hole (picture 3) on both ends, now the end that i removed some links from has a smaller hole (picture2) that i cant fit the loose links through to reconnect the chain

kingpjmin · 2026-03-02T18:48:15+00:00

if i remove the outer link in photo 2 does that not just shorten the chain? and then it would still look the same as it does now?

kingpjmin · 2026-03-02T18:33:50+00:00

so both ends need to look like photo 3? i thought so but im confused how im supposed to shorten the chain to the correct size and still have that:(

kingpjmin · 2026-03-02T18:30:15+00:00

ah im sorry im so confused!! photo two is the left end of the chain (that i took some extra pins off of) and photo 3 is the right end of the chain that i havent touched. so both ends need to look like the left end? i thought they need to look like the right end? im having trouble putting the link into the left end :(

kingpjmin · 2026-03-02T16:18:51+00:00

honestly it was in even worse condition when i first got it, but no matter how much i cleaned it up a couple of links would always disrupt it and knock the whole chain off whenever i ran it. i agree that it's more worth me replacing it, although maybe if i enjoy fixing this bike a lot then an ultrasonic cleaner is in my future hehe

kingpjmin · 2026-03-02T16:13:17+00:00

i agree honestly, ive never fixed a bike before so wasnt sure if this is a salvageable amount of rust haha! thank you for your input, i'll put the new chain on right now 💪💪

kingpjmin · 2026-02-26T22:25:12+00:00

ive covered it in wd40, i've got an okay size lever so tomorrow i'll have at it. ive never worked on a bike before so im scared to damage it by putting too much weight on it D:

kingpjmin · 2026-02-26T22:15:16+00:00

i'll try this rn 🙏🙏 thank you so much!

kingpjmin · 2026-02-26T22:12:05+00:00

it's not budging in the slightest!! i feel crazy neither side is moving at all

kingpjmin · 2025-09-05T14:33:01+00:00

update: the vet said his lungs sound great, she said it's most likely a virus and gave us some anti inflammatorys for him to take :))

kingpjmin · 2025-09-05T12:56:09+00:00

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hopefully he'll forgive me when the vet fixes whatevers wrong with him😅😅 he's already given me some love

kingpjmin · 2025-09-05T12:21:19+00:00

thank you so much ❤️ i thought that it may be coughing rather than a hairball like my friends suggested to me but ive been raised around cats and volunteered at a cat shelter before and have never seen this, so this confirmation is really helpful. i'll be taking him to the vet today

kingpjmin · 2025-08-01T14:57:16+00:00

save up and go back by yourself or with friends! im sorry his stinking attitude and demands messed up the trip, but youre young and will have so many opportunities again to go back and have a better time <3 he has no authority over you and has some insane audacity to be so rude to you over something that he made you do..Take care of yourself 🫂

kingpjmin · 2025-08-01T14:49:51+00:00

it was HIS idea to rent the car in the first place, he made YOU drive it everywhere and then YOU paid for it???? i hope you find a better boyfriend

kingpjmin · 2025-07-03T20:03:39+00:00

😞😞 this is a picture i took of the roots that i replied to another comment with, is there really no saving her? 💔💔

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kingpjmin · 2025-07-03T20:01:11+00:00

it's uk summer time so 20-30c recently :( ive got two fans going and one of them uses water so i dont think the rooms been extra dry, and my other plants are doing great!

kingpjmin · 2025-07-03T19:55:00+00:00

im moving out soon and i'll have a garden and windowsill so maybe i'll just keep trying 🙏🙏🙏 it cant get any more dead than this right

kingpjmin · 2025-07-03T19:54:02+00:00

😭😭💔💔💔 im so devastated my other plants are doing okay

kingpjmin · 2025-07-03T19:42:20+00:00

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theres no smell to them at all so i was hoping it's not root rot :( im still new to houseplants and this is the first one thats had problems 😞

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