In a message dated 1/1/04 7:54:56 PM Pacific Standard Time,
spritenut@exit109.com writes:
> Wait till you try to get the second circlip out 1/2 way down the bore ;)
> 8d finish nails on one of those replaceable tipped circlip removal tools
> works sometimes for that. But you need old nails because the new nails
> just bend if you look at them wrong.
>
Frank is right--that 2nd circlip is a real b***h to get to. But here is a
tip--go buy some very cheap "Clarici Seal of Disapproval" taiwanese needle-nose
pliers at your local Crap n" More tool store. Grind them down on a grinder
until the whole thing (in front of the hinge) is very flat and narrow. Grind
the tips very small and with just a bit of a "tooth" on the inside. These
should fit right in there, into the holes of the circlip, and a good squeeze
and
pull and it should (keyword: "should") slide out.
--David C.
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