How do I get these snap rings off?

[jwjsr]

They are round and 1/8" thick.

 

[Jim in Ma.]

I have used a punch and hammer. Just spin the clip in the grove get it free and then pry it out of said grove. I'm pretty sure they make a tool for that but I have not seen one for years.

 

[Wayne in MN]

Flat nose external snap ring plier.

 

[jwjsr]

(quoted from post at 05:52:03 03/22/14) Flat nose external snap ring plier.

Thank you

 

[bill mart]

like these ?

 

[JRSutton]

hard to tell from that picture - but sometimes
when snap rings hold springs on, it can help a lot
to take the spring pressure off. (and helps avoid
parts going flying)

Knock them free from the rust, and see if they
come off the easy way. (snap ring pliers)

If not - see if you can stick a thin screw driver
across the one you"re working on, and into the
other spring for leverage - then press the spring
down. (really helps to have a second person)

You might have to get a little more creative on
the second one with a pivot point.

 

[jwjsr]

(quoted from post at 16:26:09 03/22/14) hard to tell from that picture - but sometimes
when snap rings hold springs on, it can help a lot
to take the spring pressure off. (and helps avoid
parts going flying)

Knock them free from the rust, and see if they
come off the easy way. (snap ring pliers)

If not - see if you can stick a thin screw driver
across the one you"re working on, and into the
other spring for leverage - then press the spring
down. (really helps to have a second person)

You might have to get a little more creative on
the second one with a pivot point.

thanks i got off earlier, One guy at the dealership said to put it in a vice an use to flat blade screwdrivers in a criss cross like fashion to push on the ends of the clip, couldn't make that work and ended up beating it off with a flat blade, the spring and clip went flying, lucky i found em.

 

[Roy Suomi]

Man , I've changed a bunch of those.. You will probably find that snap ring pliers won't work well due to the fact that the ends of the snap ring aren't at the right angle.. I use a small chisel or screwdriver to pop that ring out of the groove.. It will need to be pressed together in a vise or pliers to get a tight fit on the shaft of the shifter.. I use pliers on top of the ring and tap on the pliers till it drops into the groove..

 

[jwjsr]

Yeah prior to placing the cover in a vise I was trying to remove them on a table, came close to screwdriver wrist slash several times.
I was replacing the orings, getting water in fluid, some thought it was probably due to condensation since i don't drive it much, but i got to thinking there would be water in my hydraulics also if it was condensation and hydraulics fluid is clean.

Maybe you can point me in the right direction, I also changed the orings in my CAV injector pump 4000 ford 1971 3 cal diesel and now it won't start. i loosened the cover again just enough to peek to make sure the spring was attached and it the original holes, bled the pump, clean steady stream, but not getting fuel to injectors.

 

[jwjsr]

I can't afford those , nice looking tool though.

 

[sotxbill]

(quoted from post at 04:32:29 03/22/14) They are round and 1/8" thick.

take a little screw driver and gently tap one end of the ring upwards out of the groove.

inspect the levers for the guide rivet on one side of the ball. Rivet head will wear down or completely off in extreme cases. replace rivet if needed. inspect levers for wear on bottom that engages the shift rails.



use a round pipe section to put it back or work it back in from one side to the other with the same screwdriver and hammer.

 

[jwjsr]

Tks soxbill
I had already done it when u posted but that was about how i it except I had to bang the snap clip with a fairly needy flat glade to get started,