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• Re: compressing piston rings in engine
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Tue, 10 Dec 2013 08:29:44 -0600
  ...I think pulling circlip's >>>> and piston pins >> much >>>> easier than trying to push a cylinder down over a piston still >>>> attached >> to >>>> the...
• Re: Errors in CV Rotation Article at Volkscafe website
  Historical mailing list - Benoit
  Sun, 5 Dec 2004 23:35:28 -0500
  ...I normally do is completely dissassemble the CVj. >1.remove the circlips holding the halfshaft to the CVj. >2.slide the halfshaft out of...
• Re: shifter grind after swap
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Stevens
  Wed, 29 Sep 2004 11:43:44 -0400
  ...This is the clutch lever with the ball on the end, located by splines, attached with a circlip. The inner splines are in a...
• Re: Removing CV from axle shaft?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 21 Sep 2003 20:43:14 -0500
  ...Pulled the axle, removed the circlip, and went to whack the CV >off shaft. It moved about 2mm, then refused to go any further...
• Re: '82 rear lock cylinder removal?
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Tue, 11 Apr 2006 17:48:42 -0700
  ...There is a circlip which holds to the lock in the plastic housing, which I've removed, but I can't see a release...
• Re: re. clutch lever play
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Fri, 16 Feb 2007 12:49:03 -0800
  ...I think the clutch lever can be removed fairly easily by removing a circlip holding it in place. It could be, however, that your...
• Re: Is this the cause of my engine compression problem?
  Historical mailing list - Ben
  Tue, 19 Jun 2007 13:37:58 -0400
  ...at least, if a circlip had go out of the piston, it would leave heavy scratch. I use a single LED light with a...
• Re: Joe's Tranny questions...
  Historical mailing list - Todd Hill
  Fri, 11 Jun 1999 16:28:33 EDT
  ...7 tooth pinion 4.86 ring and pinion, new seals, gaskets, circlips, and so on. This is why I sell them for what I...
• Re: trans main shaft removal ??
  Historical mailing list - GEORGE J GREEN
  Tue, 12 Oct 2004 00:49:24 -0400
  ...The bell housing is removed from the transmission, the circlip is off, the reverse gear slides to the rear............. .........now how do I get...
• Re: Shift Linkage Help
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Mon, 17 May 1999 14:58:59 -0400
  ...If I remember correctly, after you remove the boot, there is a circlip around the shifter. Remove that, and the 2 bolts holding the...
• Re: noisy hatch struts
  Historical mailing list - Adam Grove
  Fri, 25 Aug 2023 11:52:00 -0800
  ...Any > ideas > >> on this one?? > >> BTW, anyone know what size the circlip and washer are? I need a spare > set. > >> > >> Please post if you...
• Help rebuilding Auto Transmission - Forward clutch assembly
  Historical mailing list - David Yates
  Tue, 4 Jul 2006 17:51:06 +1000
  ...Then the other plates go in before the pressure plate and circlip. Fine, BUT. . . when I do this, the Forward planetary gear set (38...
• Re: compressing piston rings in engine
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
  Mon, 9 Dec 2013 13:12:14 -0800
  ...If a circlip slips and falls downinto the case..you're screwed. Keep lots of rags there to prevent that ..even a good magnet...
• Re: CV removal tips?
  Historical mailing list - John Anderson
  Mon, 15 May 2006 07:44:32 -0700
  Any number of good ways depending on how monstrous you want to be, indeed a bigger hammer, pull the circlip, sit the CV across...
• Re: CV boot problem repair problem continued
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Mon, 15 Aug 2016 19:00:42 -0400
  ...Then put on the circlip to hold > >> the CV. > >> > >> Hope this helps. Feel free to ask questions. > >> > >> John > >> >
• Maddening minutiae
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Sun, 13 Nov 2011 16:12:35 -0800
  ...Lowe's and bought a pack of 1/4" E-clips (circlips) which, when I pressed on the light frame and compressed the fuel...
• Re: rebuilding front suspension
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Fri, 27 Sep 2013 12:42:13 -0500
  ...IIRC, the boot is held on by a small gauge metal (circlip? circle > clip? clipular circle?) ring. > > OTOH, it's a nice feeling knowing...
• late sliding door latch mech removal
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 27 Aug 2003 16:04:23 -0700
  ...I disconnected the operating cable that goes to the rear part of the door (one circlip) and removed the hooked end of the smaller...
• Re: 1985 Vanagon - emergency/parking brake set-up
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Fri, 28 Dec 2007 19:03:38 -0500
  ...in anyway. > I'd unbolt it from the floor, remove one circlip to get a pin out, then the > whole thing will be in...
• What is the correct way to determine CV axle length?
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Thu, 1 Jan 2009 15:33:43 -0800
  ...in the case of a field repair, six bolts and a circlip is all that is needed to replace one. Really for me a...
• Re: 85 GL 1.9 engine mystery...
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth D Lewis
  Thu, 25 Oct 2001 19:55:14 -0400
  ...What could have caused this? > > Strange news: > 1 lifter had the locking circlip/wire completely missing (so the > plunger was > free to move as...
• Re: CV Joint failure - New or Rebuilt?
  Historical mailing list - David Menche
  Tue, 20 Jul 2004 18:46:04 -0700
  ...a bit on the shafts so i had to pull the circlips, and reverse the washer. since they were apart, I decided to paint...
• Re: CV boot replacement
  Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
  Tue, 8 Feb 2000 21:06:13 -0500
  ...shows the joint being held to the axle shaft by a circlip, > and > says you have to press (pull) the joint off using a...
• Euro: 86 VW Transporter
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 20 Jun 1996 21:08:48 -0700
  ...five special tools are >needed to remove the piston pins and circlips so that the nasty little O >ring at the bottom of the...
• Re: Speedometer cable -- where does square start
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Sun, 4 Nov 2007 17:25:20 -0800
  ...After I removed the circlip and pulled the cable out, I see the outside end of the cap is square, how far in does...
• Re: Front wheel rattle
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Tue, 8 Jul 2014 08:25:11 -0600
  ...The other side has the speedo cable going through > a square hole with a circlip holding it. > > It should be a tight tap-in...
• Re: EVERYONE READ THIS..hatch strut supports
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Tue, 5 Mar 2002 20:27:49 -0800
  ...1" in dia. > > cut it into sections 8" long. > > remove the circlip at the bottom of your hatch strut where it meets the body...
• Re: Syncro U-joints/More than You Want to Know
  Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
  Thu, 13 Jan 2000 10:29:08 EST
  ...I returned to the driveshaft specialist seeking thicker circlips. When I told him that the fit was about .016 loose, he said not to...
• Re: noisy hatch struts
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Mon, 28 Aug 2023 19:59:13 -0400
  ...Any >> ideas >>>> on this one?? >>>> BTW, anyone know what size the circlip and washer are? I need a spare >> set. >>>> >>>> Please post if you...
• Re: Caliper resetting pliers
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sun, 24 Mar 2002 18:19:46 -0600
  ...of router bits, miniture 2" circular saw blades, true arc pliers, circlip pliers, gear pullers of many varities, heli coil tools (all the wrong...
• Re: Cv axles
  Historical mailing list - Richard Smith
  Tue, 5 May 2015 12:58:44 -0700
  ...I'm looking in Bentley 42.7 and only >> see one circlip shown, but IIRC there should be a circlip at each end >> of...
• Re: Speedometer Cable
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Thu, 13 Jul 2017 20:40:50 -0700
  ...is it square to match the cable end? And the little circlip on the cable end in place? Alistair > On Jul 11, 2017, at...
• Re: Instrument cluster speedometer needle break. #%@#%@#$%@!!!!
  Historical mailing list - Luke Sponholz
  Fri, 31 Mar 2006 11:51:43 -0500
  ...I have a pair of > right-angle circlip pliers I used as a sort of adjustable prybar to get > underneath the needle hub and...
• Re: 82 vanagon tranny output shaft
  Historical mailing list - aatransaxle
  Thu, 26 Apr 2007 18:29:19 -0700
  ...is >> actually >> what transfers power between the 2 shafts...If the circlip that holds the >> collar in place is gone or loose, then the...
• Re: Euro-Trans: 91 Volkswagen Vanagon , Mechanical, input shaft
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Tue, 11 Jan 2000 07:22:09 -0600
  ...oil pull the bellhousing, you will find about the same setup. Circlip that hold the sleeve in place on the input shaft must have...
• removing tranny input shaft
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Thu, 22 Aug 2002 09:22:37 -0700
  ...I would guess that VW did this so a failure of the circlip would not result in the sleeve moving far enough to disengage...
• RE: '81 Westy Pilot Bearing
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Tue, 09 Apr 1996 10:21:00 -0700 (PDT)
  ...job, involving tranny disassembly (yipe!)? Or can one simply pull a circlip or something and pull out the shaft? This is the original '80...
• Re: compressing piston rings in engine
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
  Mon, 9 Dec 2013 20:22:44 -0800
  ...I think pulling circlip's >>>> and piston pins >> much >>>> easier than trying to push a cylinder down over a piston still >>>> attached >> to >>>> the...
• Re: CV removal tips?
  Historical mailing list - John Anderson
  Mon, 15 May 2006 20:10:40 -0700
  ...Oh and FWIW on VW FWD shafts the the "hidden" internal circlip I've never really come up with any way on the outboards...
• Re: Replaced Rings blowing oil
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 17 Jan 2003 09:14:20 -0600
  ...Where can I find the circlip, piston pin, and crankshaft arm positioning >tools? The local dealer won't even touch my car, let alone...
• Rebuilt it yourself! Was: bosch part number for diesel starter
  Historical mailing list - Martin Jagersand 1
  Mon, 21 Aug 2000 21:10:35 -0400
  ...Now the commutator end comes off after removing a circlip on the end of the shaft, and the stator is loose, but don't...
• Re: How to remove clutch pedal ???
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
  Tue, 15 Jan 2008 17:30:23 -0800
  ...mounting bracket and pulling it up far enough to reach the circlip for the pivot pin. then pushing the pin over enough to remove...
• Re: wrist pins/boston bob
  Historical mailing list - Ray Hunnam
  Thu, 3 Feb 2005 08:14:57 +1100
  ...Reason given is because the gudgeon circlip had broken ??? allowing the pin to move. Gradually the hole elongated resulting in the bottom of the...
• Re: replaced tranny but no move. What next?
  Historical mailing list - al sinclair
  Tue, 3 Jan 2006 19:20:48 -0800
  ...on the way to work this morning, in the van, the circlip dropped off which was holding the gear selector cable to the selector...
• Re: Engine out--won't come apart. Need heads!
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 24 Jun 2008 08:58:54 -0500
  ...My local shop said "if you take the circlips out, we'll take the pins out." That's where it is now. Jim On...
• Re: Easy way to put cylinders on (was Re: head job)
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 9 Feb 2000 08:57:14 -0800
  ...Once the wristpin and circlips are in place, simply push the > cylinder in the remainder of the way. > > This method is the easiest I...
• Input Shaft Notes
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sat, 20 Mar 2010 00:35:28 -0800
  ...My cheap circlip pliers *just* reached. Buy/borrow longest you can find. Gear lifting tool: old screwdriver bent 90*. Tip ~ 1/2" long after...
• Re: another speedometer cable question.. Plus another
  Historical mailing list - C B
  Mon, 23 Apr 2007 08:25:03 -0700
  ...I removed the circlip and dustcap, and the stub is not hung up anywhere visible from the outboard side. I have a replacement rubber...
• Re: She runs!!!!! Finally
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 17 Oct 2013 17:05:50 -0400
  ...Running them lose does add the ability of the piston to bang against the circlip or snap ring holding it in and then at...
• Re: Need Suggestions for Craftsman Tool Set (NO Vanagon Content)
  Historical mailing list - Backus, Brian G
  Thu, 16 Apr 1998 11:39:01 -0700
  ...You squeeze the handle and the pliers open > out, > expanding the circlip and allowing you to remove it. Useful for CV > joint repair among...
• Re: compressing piston rings in engine
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 10 Dec 2013 07:27:44 -0600
  ...I think pulling circlip's >>>>> and piston pins >>>>> >>>> much >>> >>>> easier than trying to push a cylinder down over a piston still >>>>> attached >>>>> >>>> to >>> >>>> the...
• Re: CV boot problem repair problem continued
  Historical mailing list - Ned Savoie
  Mon, 15 Aug 2016 23:33:40 -0400
  ...Then put on the circlip to > hold > > >> the CV. > > >> > > >> Hope this helps. Feel free to ask questions. > > >> > > >> John > > >> > > >
• Re: CV boot problem repair problem continued
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Mon, 15 Aug 2016 19:38:17 -0700
  ...Then put on the circlip to hold >>>> the CV. >>>> >>>> Hope this helps. Feel free to ask questions. >>>> >>>> John >>>> >>
• Re: Rear half shafts
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Sun, 7 Jun 2009 23:50:52 -0400
  ...with new boots and all (still need to put on the circlips). The misquitos have come out play in the DC suburbs. That tends...
• Re: windshield wiper repair
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 16 Aug 2012 13:29:06 -0700
  ...Linkage is a ball joint affair, with (I think) circlips. Its in the Bentley anyway. alistair On 2012-08-16, at 12:45 PM...
• Re: Speedometer Cable
  Historical mailing list - Keith Hughes
  Wed, 12 Jul 2017 15:32:51 +0000
  ...is it square to match the cable end? And the little circlip on the cable end in place? Alistair > On Jul 11, 2017, at...
• Re: off with her heads
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
  Fri, 18 Oct 2013 21:06:03 -0700
  ...it's a bit fiddly ...fitting the wrist pin into the assembled piston and barrel though the hole in the block, the the circlip...
• Re: CV removal tips?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 14 May 2006 15:09:55 -0400
  ...I have removed the > circlip and tried tapping > the end of the shaft with a cold chisel while the > outer joint was supported in...
• Re: removing tranny input shaft
  Historical mailing list - MacLachlan, Bill
  Thu, 22 Aug 2002 09:24:19 -0700
  ...I would guess that VW did this so a failure of the circlip would not result in the sleeve moving far enough to disengage...
• Re: Cv axles
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Jowell
  Tue, 5 May 2015 16:04:08 -0400
  ...I'm looking in Bentley 42.7 and only >>> see one circlip shown, but IIRC there should be a circlip at each end >>> of...