Subject: RE: Wet Chain Rust? If you can take the chain off the bike, so much the better. SRAM and Wipperman sell a quick disconnect for 9 speed; Wipperman for 10 speed (SRAM is semi-permanenet for 10 ). Shimano sells a 1 time replacement pin to reassemble the chain.
With the chain off the bike, you can get at it with mechanical scrubbing. I have a small handheld scrub brush I use with diluted citrus degreaser after the chain soaks fo ~30minutes. That gets most of the rust off from my winter / slop bike which I ride on salted, slushy wet roads from December through March. A good water rinse followed by a shake in some paint thinner, dry then lube and the chain is as good as new.
As gearboy suggested, mechanical scrubbing will get this diminished. Now might be the perfect time for a new quick-connect style chain for the $40 or so it'll cost you? |