Hehehehe... I've used the all patience from the bucket twice, so far.
I stop at that point and come back later.

I think I can get the snap ring to move with scribes ("think" being
the operative word) but not able to push the darn thing up with both
hand holding the scribes. I'll see it sitting in the vice and think
about getting a second set of hands at some point.

I've no doubt that there is a way for one person to get it off, I
just have not found it yet.

Rob
becida@comcast.net

  At  1/28/2007 12:38 PM,Mike Collum wrote:
>Gee, Rob ...
>
>Maybe a couple of jeweler's screwdrivers ... a lot of patience and a
>few choice words might do it.
>
>Wish I could help with something definitive.
>
>Mike
>
>
>Mike Collum wrote:
>>Oh I see the one you're talking about, now.  There's a ring around
>>the shaft held by what looks to be a C shaped wire with nothing to
>>get a grip on.
>>I haven't removed one of those, sorry.
>>Mike
>>
>>Rob wrote:
>>>This is the little piece at the end of the shaft, about a fingers
>>>width below the end. The gear rides on the bottom of the little
>>>piece when the gear is extended.
>>>
>>>Rob
>>>becida@comcast.net
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>At  1/28/2007 11:27 AM, Mike Collum wrote:
>>>>If you're asking what I think you are, there's a cap at the end
>>>>held by 2 screws.  Remove that cap and you'll see the end of the shaft.
>>>>There should be a washer and U shaped retainer which should just
>>>>slide off with that cap removed.
>>>>
>>>>Mike
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>Rob wrote:
>>>>>I'm trying to take a starter (for an 86) apart.
>>>>>Any advice on the little snap ring that holds the small bushing (?)
>>>>>on the end of the shaft, the one you have to get off to take
>>>>>everything apart?
>>>>>
>>>>>Rob
>>>>>becida@comcast.net
>>>