Topic: Cheap improvised Master Cylinder snap ring puller

[elquenada]

I was frustrated trying to pull a rusty siezed snap ring out of my MC.  I tried grinding down a pair of circlip pliers so they would clear the sides of the MC but they didnt work;  the ring was too siezed for the pliers.

Then I went to the supermarket and I found a great cheap tool, a nut pick.  For 2.29 I got a cheapo nutcracker and four "nut picks".  The tips are a perfect size for the circlip and the stalk of the tool is really strong so it wont bend in half.  After about 10 minutes of fiddling around I was able to pry out the old rusty ring.

Here's a pic of what they look like just in case you are like me and had never seen one before:

http://www.cdhm.org/tutorials/images/sculpting-tools/tools5.jpg

[HAIRHEAD]

Great Idea.I will be wrestling with rusty snap rings soon,thank you!

Cheers.

[dagersh]

That's Awesome!!!!!!!

[fastbroshi]

So what's the nutcracker for?  Is that to punish yourself after hours of not being able to get that snap ring out?   

[fasturd]

You wear the nut cracker to gain extra strength needed to pry that damn circlip out.