Date: Sat, 24 Apr 2004 13:33:34 +0100 From: Alan Cole <a.colenospamorld.NOSPAM.com> Subject: Re: Where's the best offline to buy circlips in the UK?
MeatballTurbo wrote: > I need to locate somewhere to buy a pack of assorted circlips (never > have any when I need them). > > And now I need one. > Afer tweaking the wastegate rod, and having discovered that the original > circlip was dust (literally), I used a small cable tie to hold the > actuator rod onto the pin on the wastegate arm. > > Well, this morning, poof, no power, gauges only showing turbo reaching > atmospheric. let it all cool down, and checked the wastegate rod. > > The cable tie had slipped off and the rod had become detached. > Now I don't want this happening again, especially mid overtake, so I > need to find somewhere that sells circlips, or someother kind of (maybe > easier to remove when needed) safety clip that will fit in the arm pin > groove, and hold the hold properly. > > Any help gladly accepted. > > Cheers. Same thing happened to mine, I nicked one of my wife's large safety pins, which fitted a treat and is still going strong. A Saab master-tech once mentioned that they are a dealer-only item due to being an unusual size or something, although I never investigated further after my safety pin solution. Cheers, Alan
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