Ken,
I guess I became a novice regular on this here list when I dealt
with those stupid clips. Yes, I ended up using snap rings. They work
fine.
Bill
'76B
BUT I was told by several that the stupid clips are a right of passage!
On
Fri, 1 Dec 2000, Ken Waringa wrote:
> I just replaced the rear wheel cylinders on my son's 79 B and I have a
> question about those stupid clips that they use to keep the cylinder in
> place. I always have a problem getting them on, normally I bend them beyond
> recognition. In fact my 74 Midget has been running with out the clip on one
> wheel cylinder for over 2 years now.
>
> Has anyone tried regular snap rings? The kind with the 2 holes in the ears
> that you expand with the special pliers? I am planning on going to the
> hardware this morning to see if they have them to fit the wheel cylinder.
> It seems these would be easier to install and remove, so long as they don't
> rust in place. The rust thing is my only draw back. It seems if they
> rested to the wheel cylinder, it could be a major pain to get them back off.
>
> TIA
>
> Ken Waringa
> 71 TR6 (Going great)
> 74 Midget (kind of broke right now)
> 79 MGB (supposed to be a father/son project, but the son is away at college)
> 74 MGB (my next project)
>
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