yep, "masterlink" is just how you connect the ends... it can be clip or rivet... that's why I had asked Marthy on the group buy to clarify which it came with...
and you just need a hacksaw/dremel/etc... to take off the old chain, you don't "have" to press out the master link... matter of fact, we couldn't find it on the stock chain, so we just used a grinder and got it off... even with a press, you have to grind off the heads, it just pushes the pins back out
this is the one we got: [ame=http://www.amazon.com/Motion-Pro-08-0058-Breaker-Riveting/dp/B001KOPFIW/ref=pd_sim_sbs_auto_1]Motion Pro 08-0058 Chain Breaker and Riveting Tool : Amazon.com : Automotive[/ame]
presses the side plate on and knurls the rivets...
and you just need a hacksaw/dremel/etc... to take off the old chain, you don't "have" to press out the master link... matter of fact, we couldn't find it on the stock chain, so we just used a grinder and got it off... even with a press, you have to grind off the heads, it just pushes the pins back out
this is the one we got: [ame=http://www.amazon.com/Motion-Pro-08-0058-Breaker-Riveting/dp/B001KOPFIW/ref=pd_sim_sbs_auto_1]Motion Pro 08-0058 Chain Breaker and Riveting Tool : Amazon.com : Automotive[/ame]
presses the side plate on and knurls the rivets...