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This clever device should be indexed and bookmarked as the" FLAPS circlip retrieval tool" Logray also has one on Renntech but this is a safer solution.
For those who don't 'get' the significance of his invention there is one question -
1.If you fumble the extraction of a mis-fired piston circlip -and it drops inside the engine, how much time and cost is involved in finding it and safely removing it?
Far worse is if your inspection system is inadequate and you incorrectly conclude the circlip is perfectly installed. Imagine the carnage when it dislodges and the wrist pin flops around.....
I had this exact misfire problem and I very gingerly removed the circlip with the Logray hook - a nerve wracking exercise in co-ordination and luck. It worked only because the clip did not rotate even a few degrees and slide off into the bowels of the newly rebuilt engine!
This is a great diy tool. Thanks for sharing Flaps!
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