What tool to remove this internal snap ring?
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Rookie2
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little screwdriver.
Cyberbear
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These can sometimes be a PITA, so I usually use a sharp pointed awl to get them started out of the slot and finish it off with a small screw driver blade. It is often difficult to keep the ring from moving during the extraction process.
OHMS LAW
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I destroyed a new pick but it worked
LS6 Tommy
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They ****. Not in our "good" way...
Tommy
Tommy
Richard Cranium
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I have used a sharp awl plus stick a thin knife blade behind it to pop it out.
astroracer
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I've got a small screwdriver I bent the blade on to get these things out. I use the "tool" to pry out one end then use another small screwdriver to "roll it out".
Mark
Mark
four.cycle
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^ yeah... Thorsen uses a clip similar to that on their RHFT ratchets. pain in the ***. small pick and a small pocketknife and some bad words usually works.
joel
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What snap rings pliers fit this type of internal snap ring?
boosteddsm92
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Huh? This is an internal snap ring, that means it would have to get smaller and there's nothing to grab onto...
Hmm, perhaps an external snap ring that was installed by mistake.
oldironfarmer
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I have some hydraulic cylinders that use and internal ring like that but it is just wire, nothing to get under to start it out. You take a snap ring off then push the packing gland into the cylinder to get this ring out and the cylinder rod is still in the way. What a double PITA. Bent awl and small screw driver.
RPH
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Use a large paper clip instead of a knife blade. Once the end is up just slide it on and around. Can use two if the end wants to fall back into the groove.
maxpower_hd
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I rebuild lift gate cylinders every now and then and I do as everyone else mentioned. Bent all and a screw driver. Snap ring pliers will not work even a little. Once you get one end started you might be able to grab it with needle nose and pull it out. At least on the larger ones I do.
Like others a small screwdriver and /or having a pick set helps greatly. What helps even more is a secondary pick set for when you break the one you need and it's late and nobody is open to replace it with and the job comes to a stand still.
nadogail
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A lot of stubborn determination and ingenuity.
dave89iroc
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nope, an external would have the tangs at the outside edge on the ring
Falcon67
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Transmission clutch pack snap ring - remove with small blade screwdriver. Pop one end out, then gently peel it out of the groove. On a much smaller scale - there are similar piston pin lock rings of that type. Typically 2 per side. Wonderfully easy to install, a t-total ***** to remove.
red5001
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http://www.smalley.com/retaining-rings/removal
Here are the options the manufacture of the rings uses.
Here are the options the manufacture of the rings uses.
I love that their custom tool is the last option that they give.
maxpower_hd
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The custom tool from the manufacturer also looks like it is only good for the snap ring pictured in there link. It doesn't look like it would even work on the one the OP posted. Different ring.
red5001
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Different ring then the picture but same concept. But I agree the special tool doesn't look like it would work on the signal internal rings. The ones I have used at work we just use a pick or screwdriver.
I make a tool for these snap rings that I call a hook screwdriver.
Its an old flat bladed screwdriver filed into a curved hook that allows the snap ring to be prized out of the groove with the hooks point and then pulled linearity out of the component.
A flat screwdriver will prize the snap ring out of the groove but slips off when pulling the snap ring linearity out of the component.
regards moorebrm
Its an old flat bladed screwdriver filed into a curved hook that allows the snap ring to be prized out of the groove with the hooks point and then pulled linearity out of the component.
A flat screwdriver will prize the snap ring out of the groove but slips off when pulling the snap ring linearity out of the component.
regards moorebrm
I'm having a hard time picturing your tool. Can you post a pic of this? Thanks.
Spareparts
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Don't forget to duck, sometimes they have a habit of flying out and the search is on.
I cheat on these and the similar ones that just has a 45deg angle cut on the end(JD uses a lot of those on mower decks.). I'll make a couple of attempts with a small pick and screwdriver. If that fails: Heat about 1/4" of the end red hot with a fine tip on the ox/acet torch. pry that out with a small screwdriver. Then a larger tool makes quick work of prying it out of the always rusty groove. doesn't even really damage the ring as it is still 90% unchanged.
metalmagpie
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When I get my teeth cleaned I always ask the hygienist if she has any old dental instruments. Several times they have handed over a small handful of a variety of dental picks. It doesn't hurt to ask, and they are very handy sometimes and made of good steel.
metalmagpie
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