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Subject: Master cylinder quest
From: David Councill <dcouncil@imt.net>
Date: Sun, 23 Mar 2003 17:04:28 -0700
Of all the exciting jobs, there is the brake master cylinder (dual style). 
I've done this twice before - seems like something I do about once every 
ten years. And each time, I wonder how I did it the last time.

This time, I thought I would start with a decent pair of snap ring pliers 
(or so I thought). Maybe they weren't decent enough because they were a $6 
NAPA tool. But the first snap ring came out easy enough. Then there was 
that plastic ring that wouldn't come out until I managed to separate it 
into two pieces with a soldering iron. Maybe not the right way but it 
worked. So far only an hour or so had passed. Then the final snap ring. 
This time, I have spent two days and still it remains. My NAPA tool does 
not extend far enough to get a good grip on the snap ring. I tried to 
extend it a few creative ways. Is there a trick here that I have forgotten? 
Or can someone recommend the right tool that will make this ring pop out in 
an hour or less?

David
67 BGT
72 B

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