I had the same trouble. 'Cos I took my crank out I took the chain to the dealer and asked them nicely to crimp it for me... but if the crank stays put...

...errrrr is there something in the tool rental thread?

EDIT - sorry you're already there - sorry it is early in the morning here... I'm still sleeping...

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1992 W201 190E 1.8 171,000 km - Daily driver
1981 W123 300D ~ 100,000 miles / 160,000 km - project car stripped to the bone
1965 Land Rover Series 2a Station Wagon CIS recovery therapy!
1961 Volvo PV544 Bare metal rat rod-ish thing

I'm here to chat about cars and to help others - I'm not here "to always be right" like an internet warrior



Don't leave that there - I'll take it to bits!