Would suggest taking circlip from other arm and sizing it up
at local Ace or wherever.
Any circlip I've ever seen appeared to be made of hardened steel.

On 7/23/15, Steven Johnson <sjohnso2000@gmail.com> wrote:

> On my 90/91 Westy I was replacing the shocks/struts for the rear hatch and
> while
> doing so launched into oblivion one of the little circlips that hold the
> one open end on.
>
> Does anyone know the correct size and metallurgy for these little guys so I
> can maybe
> pick one or two out from the hardware store?

--
Neil n

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