Removing rear driveshaft snap ring

[Dusterdude]

My snap ring pliers are not long enough to reach the snap ring,are there any alternatives or am i doomed to buy a longer set of pliers?thanks

 

[dan filipi]

Only way I know is with a long snap ring plier.
That ones a pain.

 

[Dusterdude]

Kinda what i figured,thanks dan

 

[brianinpa]

I am able to get to mine with a set of these: https://www.sears.com/craftsman-ret...0947411000P?prdNo=45&blockNo=45&blockType=G45

 

[Dusterdude]

Thanks brian,ill head to sears

 

[dan filipi]

I don't think that one is a long enough reach if the snap ring you're talking about is the one inside the swing arm.
I don't have a tool either for that one, it will need to be a long nose type I think.

 

[Dusterdude]

The ring im after is the one at the rear of the arm

 

[brianinpa]

The snap ring that hold the drive shaft to the output shaft is what I thought you meant. If you meant the other one, not going to work.

 

[Dusterdude]

Yea its the other one

 

[AApple]

This one?

GL1100 80-83 Service Manual Page 12-35

• WindNWing
• Oct 16, 2012

They do make long, needly nose type snap ring pliers, but not sure where you would find the easily. If you have a spare pair of long needly nose pliers, you can "modify" the tips to work. I've got a couple pair of them myself that have been modified for just this sorta thing.

 

[slabghost]

You just need to round the tips and pull the handles apart for it.

 

[Steve83]

I combined 2 different pliers to reach that snap ring. It did the job 4 times before it broke...

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• Steve83
• Aug 9, 2015

 

[Dusterdude]

Apple,yes thats the one and steve,good idea

 

[joedrum]

snap ring pliers are a joke ...i havnt seen a decent set for sale in my life ..ive seen some older than me that were nice tools ... but nothing made today

 

[Tom_Charlton]

Good snap ring pliers are expensive, but they do come with a set of interchangeable tips that allow you fit the tool to the job. These sets have long, short, diagonal, and right angle tips, and will run you about $25.

Take a look at
https://www.sears.com/craftsman-professi ... ockType=G1 for an example.

 

[joedrum]

snap ring pliers should be a set of different pliers...not one pliers do all and has to be assemble .... a 20 second job shouldnt turn into plier assembley and it still to bulky to work right and cause that the last thing they do is do all...... there to bulky and it can take awhile to do the most simple job ...

 

[ianstaley]

I bought a set of the off ebay ..

The ruler is 6"

They are a bit big in od though so need to reduce them down a bit I think the cost me about 10 pounds UK

 

[Omega Man]

joedrum » Sun Aug 09, 2015 5:57 am[/url]":13kts5dz]
snap ring pliers should be a set of different pliers...not one pliers do all and has to be assemble .... a 20 second job shouldnt turn into plier assembley and it still to bulky to work right and cause that the last thing they do is do all...... there to bulky and it can take awhile to do the most simple job ...

Just for the record this is his opinion and by no means true for everyone. :roll:

~O~

 

[joedrum]

now were talking c clip plier set....me like

 

[dan filipi]

$15 US for that set looks like a great deal and the quality looks good too.