RE: U-Joint Clips

2002-11-21 Thread Richard Gosling
Andre, To get out the circlips, you need a pair of circlip pliers. This is kind of like a pair of pliers, but at the end of them a pin sticks out sideways; these pins fit in the little holes in the circlips. Insert the pins in the holes, squeeze the handle, and the circlip should then compress

RE: U-Joint Clips

2002-11-21 Thread Greg Rowe
From: Richard Gosling [EMAIL PROTECTED] Andre, To get out the circlips, you need a pair of circlip pliers. snip It also may help to tap the ujoint down a bit to relieve the pressure on the circlip. If it's tight against the circlip, the circlip will be much more difficult to remove. Since

RE: U-Joint Clips

2002-11-20 Thread Jon
Plasma torch... ... just kidding. I've had the clips snap off too- are you using the inside clip pliers? If they're jammed and rusty, you can get a can of penetrating oil (basically WD40 in a bottle), dump it in a coffee can and stand the end of the propshaft or halfshaft in it overnight. Then