e clip removal

[Fonkybeachbum]

hello,
I'm wondering if there's an easy method for getting the e clip off the bottom of my happ joystick.  i don't want to force it with pliers and mess something up, but i also don't feel like dropping $$$$ on an e clip removal tool either.  Any advice would be much appreciated.

[Louis Tully]

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[Generic Eric]

I posted a similar question.  PL is on point.  I was concerned I would bend the clip. I didn't.  I even managed to find a replacement in my sleepy town hardware store.

[ed12]

the exact way i have done it for well over 30 year's

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As for the e clip, I've always had good results from a flat screwdriver and/or pliers. Grab the end opposite the opening and pull away from the stick, not up or down. If you accidentally bend it, you can bend it back. They're pretty tough.<

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[Malenko]

I always use a flat head to get it away from the stick enough to use pliers. Even if you bend it a little, when you put it back, it'll get straightened out.

[matt4949]

I always use a flat head to get it away from the stick enough to use pliers. Even if you bend it a little, when you put it back, it'll get straightened out.

That's exactly how I do it. I use a tiny eyeglass screwdriver. Don't do it in a dirty garage full of sawdust and wood scraps because you'll drop it for sure.

[PL1]

Another trick is to turn an open box on it's side and drape a cloth loosely over the opening so if/when the clip shoots off, the cloth absorbs the impact of the flying clip instead of letting it ricochet off to places unknown.


Scott

[Ken Layton]

You want this tool:

http://www.mcmelectronics.com/product/22-2790

[pbj]

The proper tool is like $2 at Harbor Freight.  Seriously. 

[SusanInParadise]

I always use a small flat swcrewdriver....works like a charm.

[Thenasty]

No one ever tried to use Teeth ?

I think I used my teeth once (I was drunk) 

Now  I use tiny flathead screwdriver.

[Fonkybeachbum]

I finally got that sucker off.  Even my smallest flat head couldn't get into the recessed area.  Might pick up a cheapo tool or a tiny flat head for the next time, but once I got a piece of metal into it, it came off relatively easy.

[Vigo]

The proper tool is like $2 at Harbor Freight.  Seriously.

  Cheap and makes E-clips ridiculously easy.