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Installing spring clips / gudgeon pins - how?
Posted: Sat May 18, 2013 3:41 pm
Author: martinz1000r
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.
Losing patience and will to live!
Posted: Sat May 18, 2013 4:19 pm
Author: Robw
I use a pair of snipe nose pliers to get them started, then use a small parallel punch to push them home
Rob
Posted: Sat May 18, 2013 4:22 pm
Author: weaver
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
Posted: Sat May 18, 2013 4:44 pm
Author: martinz1000r
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!!
Posted: Sat May 18, 2013 7:09 pm
Author: KeithZ1R
Carefully
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
Posted: Mon May 20, 2013 9:09 am
Author: GEZ635
just thumbs, takes 2 seconds