Home made T-20 tool

[George]

I came up with an idea for dealing with those pesky c-clips that hold the sun gears in place on the input shaft.

All I did was grind down the back ends of two snap-ring posts so that they were flat on one side. Then I inserted them backwards into the snap-ring pliers. Now when I need to remove the clips, I use the snap-ring pliers to pry apart the c-clip while exerting a downward force. I also place a towel under the area to stop the c-clip from ricocheting all over the place.

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[JoeMeg]

Good idea George.

Joe.

[Don]

Very nice, George;

I'll have to make one out of an old set of pliers myself and try it. Good idea!

[6X6]

Very cool. Perfect home-built tool right there.