Hi, thanks for your reply. Hmm, I tried to break the offcut of the chain a few times, but never managed to get the pin out without that shard getting broken off. Tried it with two different chain tools as well. So if it's not happening for you, I think I'll probably resort to using the split link instead of reusing the pin, as I'm clearly doing something wrong. Not feeling too good about the split link though, as everyone says not to use them for trails use. Thanks!