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Installing spring clips / gudgeon pins - how?

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Installing spring clips / gudgeon pins - how?

#1 PostAuthor: martinz1000r » Sat May 18, 2013 3:41 pm

Trying to insert the wire circlips that hold gudgeon pins in place.

Any tips please?

Fed up with firing them round the garage and skewering myself with screwdriver.

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#2 PostAuthor: Robw » Sat May 18, 2013 4:19 pm

I use a pair of snipe nose pliers to get them started, then use a small parallel punch to push them home
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#3 PostAuthor: weaver » Sat May 18, 2013 4:22 pm

I thread one end into the groove,hold my thumb over that part and then push the remainder in with a small screwdriver,pop in easily
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#4 PostAuthor: martinz1000r » Sat May 18, 2013 4:44 pm

Wiseco do a little video showing the "proper" way to do it - just thumbs! That guy must have cast iron thumb tips as i was getting nowhere.

Now got them all fitted using a combination of thumbs, small screwdriver (which Wiseco say not to use) and lots of choice words.

Not a job i enjoyed. Barrels on now!!
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#5 PostAuthor: KeithZ1R » Sat May 18, 2013 7:09 pm

Carefully :lol: but like weaver sez latch one side in then thumb and screwdriver..oh and stuff bubble wrap in the crankcase mouths their a bastard to find when they flick in there :lol:
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#6 PostAuthor: GEZ635 » Mon May 20, 2013 9:09 am

just thumbs, takes 2 seconds
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