09-03-16, 07:44 PM
It might work. Those generic chain tools have presses that fit 5/8 chain sideplates properly so the process does not deform the sideplates or crush the o-rings. I tend to only use a chain tool to withdraw the pins from a rivet on the chain I am replacing (having ground the tops off) and to press the new link on (I wonder if your tool will do this). To peen the pins over on the new soft link I put a heavy hammer behind it and use a punch to peen 4 edges over, I then check with a caliper the peening has worked and the sideplate is secure.