This usually requires a modified set of very long and narrow needle
nose pliers. The important thing is not to score the inside of the
bore while removing the clip. The is not an area that can be sleeved,
Rebuilding these is not for the faint-hearted or the weekend mechanic
(in my opinion). It's best to have the bore sleeved and if the
pushrod portion of the piston is not perfectly smooth and highly
polished, kit will leak through your front seal anyway. From my
experience, that usually ius damaged by the time you get that nylon
washer removed. I've done over a dozen of these so I know the drill.
I have sleeved rebuilt spares if you find you don't have a viable one.
Gerard
At 9:13 AM -0400 10/27/04, John Caffrey wrote:
>This is my first occasion to work on a late model master cylinder,
>and so far I'd have to say it's one of the more difficult Spridget
>tasks. I had to destroy the nylon washer to extract it from the
>bore, and I am having trouble removing the second snap ring that's
>down in the bore. I have three different internal pliers, the HD one
>is too big to fit in, and the smaller ones are too short. I made two
>sets of longer tips to work with my tools and still there is no joy.
>I've just started my search, McMaster Carr has two pages of
>retaining ring pliers but there is nothing there that will work.
>With all of the restoration experience here I know you've dealt with
>the same problem. Can anyone recommend a specific tool brand to
>search?
>Thanks,
>John
>67 MG Midget
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