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Get rid of E-clip nightmares...
MaximRecoil:
The Ikari Warriors LS-30 joystick uses snap rings. I didn't know there was a special tool to remove them. That would have saved me a lot of frustration. Those are miserable things to try to get off and on without those pliers. I broke one of them once trying to get it off, which I replaced with an E-clip.
I've also been successful two times with getting the snap rings off and on without damage to the snap ring, but it was a major pain.
I've never had any problems removing or replacing E-clips, and you don't need a special tool to do it.
Ken Layton:
Here's the snap ring pliers I bought at Sears:
http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_12605_00947383000P?keyword=47383
Very reasonably priced and high quality.
Havok:
That's a great idea - I have never had a problem with my clips, but I may do that when I need to replace them - I already have the tool since I do a lot of work on my car...
MaximRecoil:
Keep in mind that the grooves designed to accept snap rings tend to be wider and shallower than the grooves that are designed to accept E-clips. You will not always be able to find an ideally sized snap ring to replace an E-clip.
DonkeyKong:
--- Quote from: RayB on August 15, 2005, 12:33:31 pm ---what are you guys doing with your e-clips? Just slip a small flat head screwdriver into the space between the clip and the shaft and then turn the screwdriver. That forces the clip off part of the way. Then just pull it off the rest of the way.
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I've worked with e-clips plenty and this is exactly what I do too... it usually always works out fine. Occasionally parts go flying but I've never lost an e-clip, or an eye, yet ;-)