Date: 15 Jul 2004 21:32:02 GMT From: Dave Hinz <DaveHinznospamcop.net> Subject: Re: Ad
On Thu, 15 Jul 2004 21:28:33 GMT, th <someguynospamwhere.se> wrote: > > "Dave Hinz" <DaveHinznospamcop.net> wrote in > news:2lnk93Fee9nhU1nospamberlin.de... >> >> Absolutely. I ended up making one in the machine shop, worked fine but >> without the tool or a real equivalent, the job is a real bitch. >> > It is fairly easy to make a dedicated tool. A piece of flat metal rod > (10-15x2 mm) with two holes using correct distance, two M4 screws (or was it > M3?) and two nuts will make the job. I used two #10 cap head screws, into threaded holes I put right in the flat stock, but yes. That's right around your M4. A couple drops of Loctite, and there it is. > I used this tool for many years in the > 99/900 days and it was much better than standard circlip pliers. Yes, circlip pliers are a good way to get a lot of swearing done for this job. Dave Hinz