yeah i was wondering on how you guys put the big snap ring on, i have tried for a like 30 mins and i want to get some hints on how to put it back on. thankz guys
chris
chris
question on the clutch snap ring
- Thread starter MK3Racer89
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I had a friend who didn't care if his fingers got pinched and a screw driver to pry the edge around. Took me probably about 5 min.
i tryed to do that but it just pops off :cry: but i am going to do the same thing tomorrow, i think i can get it but i wanted to see if there was a trick to it or something haha. but thankz for the response
took me a good 15mins of swearing and red faced talking.I started at one open end and i sorrta worked it on bit by bit with a small slotted screwdriver.I realise why its a tight fit once i started pressing the clutch pedal.
Maybe I should clarify a little more now that I'm more awake. Basically I didn't try and stretch it over the screwdriver to get it to go on. I started it on, and then I believe I actually just pushed down on it with a flathead, then took the little tiny flathead and just held what i had pushed down. Wasn't THAT easy but my buddy and I didn't have too much trouble at 2 in the morning.
i got one end in the slot on the release hub. then put a pair of chanel lock pliers going from the inside of the ring to the outside or the hub. squeezed the pliars close, that streched the ring apart. then i used a punch to push the ring down into place. took me about 5 mins once i learned this trick, before that it was alot of cussing and anger.
and craftman also has a pair of snapring pliars that are made to be used with snaprings that have pointed ends like these. if you feel like spending money. a friend of mine told me to take a pair of duck bill pliars and use a center punch to put two divots in the ends of them. then put the pointed ends of the snapring in the divots of the duckbill pliars and use them to strech it out. i didnt do this because i didnt want to do that to my pliars, but i guess it would work, just a thought.
thankz for the info guys, it is going to good use :icon_bigg but yeah i am going to try it again. i will let you guys know what happens thankz again for all the help
chris
chris
:biglaugh: i got it on, i guess i was just really tired or something because it went on in like 2min., i did pinch my fingers but it was well worth it :icon_razz , my pp looks so cool i love it and i cant wait to get it back on the road. i have been want to show some foos that my supra will somke them any day of the week :evil2: . well i thank you guys for the info and if i need any more help i will ask
chris
chris