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@Khornight2
It's really not that hard, what he says about hitting the chain with something (I use a monkey wrench) works. At least I'm not a mechanic and the first time I tried it I could see the difference, the problem I have is tightening the bolts that hold the gear to the spider... they are always coming loose (I've actually lost about 4 bolts already!)... I've just learnt to live with the fact that if I change the direction of pressure I loose an inch to the gear shifting on the spider!
same thing happened to me a couple of weeks ago, only coming down the hill just after clapham north, had a flat, street repair, obviously didn't tighten chain enough, chain wrapped around wheel and I skidded for what seemed like about 20 yards... ruined the tyre but was impressed that I managed to not fall off...