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sperry · 2007-09-01, 11:51 AM

FUCKING SNAP RINGS.

I've been trying to remove the snap ring that holds the wrist pin in my #2 piston for two weeks now. I've bought 12 pairs of snap ring pliers to try to get it out. I've come to the conclusion that there is no such thing as a useful pair of snap ring pliers. They're all either so cheap they can't even bend the ring enough to release it, or they're too wide to fit through the access hole in the block to take it out.

At this point, I'll pay the $100 for a snap-on set of pliers if I could be guaranteed it would work. Anyone have access to a tool truck this weekend?

2007-09-01, 11:51 AM	#68
sperry The Doink Real Name: Scott Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 20,335 Car: '09 OBXT, '02 WRX, '96 Miata Class: PDX/TT-6 The way out is through	FUCKING SNAP RINGS. I've been trying to remove the snap ring that holds the wrist pin in my #2 piston for two weeks now. I've bought 12 pairs of snap ring pliers to try to get it out. I've come to the conclusion that there is no such thing as a useful pair of snap ring pliers. They're all either so cheap they can't even bend the ring enough to release it, or they're too wide to fit through the access hole in the block to take it out. At this point, I'll pay the $100 for a snap-on set of pliers if I could be guaranteed it would work. Anyone have access to a tool truck this weekend? __________________ Is you is, or is you ain't, my con-stit-u-ints?