Re: Need help - making CV flange spring depressor

["RoccoPhil" <roccophil@mindspring.com>]

Thanks for the info, Toby.  What about a set of circlips pliers?  Is the
opening just too small for those?  The one unamimous thing everyone gripes
about on the drive flange change is the circlips.  Suppose I will find
out....

-PK


>
> Phil,
>
> The circlips are a bitch. I suggest you go buy a pair of snap ring pliers,
> and try those first. I didn't have any luck with them because my hands are
> so big. I had to use the "insert flathead screwdriver inside gap and
> twist" removal technique (not too bad) and the "spread circlip with
> screwdriver while holding it against shaft and pressing it
> on" installation technique (an absolute pain in the ass!). I spent the
> better part of a day getting that circlip back on, and I only did one side
> of the car (still have to do the other one someday). The key is to bring a
> friend, pull off the wheel (so he/she has some headroom), and work the
> circlip on to the shaft until it stays on by itself, slightly pryed
> apart. Then give your friend a flathead screwdriver and put one in each of
> your hands. Lightly hold the circlip on the shaft with your two
> screwdrivers (at 3 o'clock and 9 o'clock) and then have your friend place
> the screwdriver alternating between 12 o'clock and 6 o'clock and tap the
> end with a hammer until the clip pops on. Continue tapping, all the way
> around the edge for a minute or so, so you can be sure that its on
> completely. It -will- pop off and hit you in the face at 60 mph at least
> once or twice, so don't expect success on the first try.
>
> HTH and Good luck,
>
> -Toby
>
> --
> '87 16v
>
> > Thanks for confirmation, Toby.  Btw, what is so hard about these
c-clips?
> > Thanks for the lead on where to find it, also!
> > -Phil
>



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