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Z900/Z1000/Z1 master Cylinder circlip pliers

Posted: Sun Oct 26, 2008 7:21 pm
Author: DogsbolloxofZ1B
Can any one shed light on a suitable set of circlip pliers?

I've got straight ones & bent ones but none long enough to reach the internal circlip required to release the master cylinder piston. :twisted: If you've got a supplier & part number great if not an image would be useful. I've tried to use a pair of scribers but that's hopeless, now running out of options.

Posted: Sun Oct 26, 2008 8:48 pm
Author: Steve Cooke
Makro do a range of tools called Meister or something like that, they have blue/black handles and in that range is a very small set of 'long' nosed pliers which although short the jaws are narrow and rounded so they do fit in the bore, the points are small and will just about go in the holes of the circlip although you could reduce them a bit to make them fit the holes a little better. I found them to work well and only cost about four quid.

Posted: Sun Oct 26, 2008 9:45 pm
Author: DogsbolloxofZ1B
Steven,
Thanks, I'll get a set on order.

Mike

CIRCLIP PLIERS

Posted: Mon Oct 27, 2008 7:46 pm
Author: PAULJAC47
HI I SEEM TO REMEMBER THAT A PAIR OF LONG DIVIDERS THAT DRAUGHTSMEN USED TO USE, LIKE A COMPASS SET WITH TWO POINTS WORKED WELL ....PAULJAC47

Posted: Tue Oct 28, 2008 9:57 am
Author: DogsbolloxofZ1B
Pauljac47, I know exactly what you mean and I'm sure I have a set somewhere. There were a cross between dividers & compass used for scribing circles onto sheet metal.. Ohh those were the days...