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Re: Midget Wheel Cylinder Brake Clips

To: TheSkinny@aol.com, mgs@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: Midget Wheel Cylinder Brake Clips
From: RJohn50603@aol.com
Date: Sun, 30 Jun 1996 19:21:57 -0400
Dave,

>Go to your local hardware store and by two "C"
>clips, the ones with the little holes ( I don't know the exact name, so
maybe
>I'm not helping here) Borrow or buy a pair of the special plyers with the
>interchangeable tips that streach the C clip.  You will also need a spacing
>washer to put between the wheel cylinder and the backing plate because the C
>clip with the holes in them are thinner than the ones supplyed.  It takes
>about 15 seconds to do it this way, and the wheel cylinders move about far
>less.

I had to do the same about a month ago. They are called external snap rings.
I can't remember the exact size  ( I took a cylinder with me to get the best
fit). They might have been 5/8", I'm not sure.

R. Johnson - Dallas

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