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How to install piston pin circlips?

Nessism

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I humbled to the core trying to install piston circlips. The open section of the C is huge and the only thing I've managed to do is scratch up the piston. Anyone have any tricks?
 
Ed

Ed

After 3 weisco piston side skirt marring sessions, it seems pushing the open end in first then the tail worked the best. :o

Relax and breath deeply. Wrap a wrag around so when the clip flies it gets caught. :D

Jim
 
Maybe some tape in the pin bore that can be pulled out after the clip is in place.
 
take a medium flat blade screw driver and cut a notch in it. use notch to carefully guide clip end in
 
Make up a piston cover out of a used plastic milk bottle and cut a hole in it the size of your gudgeon pin - it'll prevent any scratching of the piston.
 
Thanks for the suggestions. Just got back from installing the clips. Put the top edge of the clip in the groove, and then using a small screwdriver in the notch on the bottom, lifted up to get the clip to compress. Dang, was ready to kill earlier but the clips went right in once I figured out how.:)
 
Nessism said:
Thanks for the suggestions. Just got back from installing the clips. Put the top edge of the clip in the groove, and then using a small screwdriver in the notch on the bottom, lifted up to get the clip to compress. Dang, was ready to kill earlier but the clips went right in once I figured out how.:)
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Ive cussed many times at circlips, especially the ones in slides, but then i figured out that if i got the compressable side in the groove, removed the circlip pliars and used a blunt skinny scribe or centerpunch to push it in the rest of the way it worked great. Plus you dont risk scratching anything with a screwdriver blade, cos i am NOT a surgeon...lol
 
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