Re: [AMC-list] Pushing a C-clip

[Joe Fulton <piper_pa20@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I'm gonna be working on it again this afternoon.   That's a good thought.  Mr. Dremel died last week anyway when he fell onto my air compressor and his cord shorted out.  Big flash, tripped circuit breaker.  Keeps those belt guards in place folks.  Joe

--- On Fri, 10/15/10, Wrambler <wrambler242@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:


From: Wrambler <wrambler242@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [AMC-list] Pushing a C-clip
To: "Rambler AMC, Nash, Jeep and family" <amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Friday, October 15, 2010, 9:43 AM


What about an angle grinder wrench?
Both of mine have C shaped ends with two pins sticking out.
I don't know about sizes and whether pins will clear, but maybe?

Mark Price
Morgantown, WV 26508
1969 AMC Rambler, 4.0L, EFI, T-5
2004 Grand Cherokee Laredo, 4.7L, Quadratrac II
"I realize that death is inevitable.
I just don't want to be around when it happens!"

----- Original Message -----

> From: "Joe Fulton" <piper_pa20@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: "Rambler Nash Jeep and familyAMC" <amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Thursday, October 14, 2010 3:48:22 PM
> Subject: Re: [AMC-list] Pushing a C-clip
> 
> Thanks George.  I may just look in the air chisel bit department at
> Home Depot.  LOL 
>  
> Regards,
> Joe Fulton
> 
> --- On Thu, 10/14/10, George Graham <Jensenguy@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> 
> From: George Graham <Jensenguy@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Re: [AMC-list] Pushing a C-clip
> To: "'AMC, Rambler, Nash, Jeep and family'" <amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Date: Thursday, October 14, 2010, 12:35 PM
> 
> 
> I have an old air chisel bit (had it since about 1970) that was made
> for
> walking control arm bushings out of the arms -- and it also works
> great for
> pushing C-clips.  Its flat and blunt on the end, shaped like a
> half-moon,
> and you can beat on it without damage.  Where to find one of those in
> this
> day and age I don't know.
> 
> George Graham
> AMC of Houston
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Frank Swygert [mailto:farna@xxxxxxx] 
> Sent: Thursday, October 14, 2010 10:03 AM
> To: amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [AMC-list] Pushing a C-clip
> 
> 
> 
> I'm afraid "big screwdriver" is what I use too. A small hammer to tap
> it 
> home is a good idea. I didn't get the C-clip seated well once and lost
> a 
> cap -- not good!!  So go around it at a couple places and tap it home.
> 
> I've got an old carpenter's screwdriver that is stout but short that 
> works perfectly.
> 
> --------------
> Date: Wed, 13 Oct 2010 18:58:59 -0700 (PDT)
> From: Joe Fulton <piper_pa20@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> 
> I'm trying to get the rear u-joint back in the Rambler and pushing the
> 
> internal c-clips onto the u-joint caps is proving to be a hassle while
> 
> lying under the car with the u-joint hanging loose.? I know I'll get
> it 
> eventually but just wondered if anyone who has done this before has a
> 
> suggestion for a pusher tool other than the big screwdriver I'm
> using.? 
> I did the same thing on my 66 Rambler years ago and I forgot if I just
> 
> kept trying with a screwdriver or if I got a brainstorm involving some
> 
> other tool.? I thought maybe I'd get out Mr. Dremel and carve an arc
> in 
> a heavy putty knife.
> ?
> 
> -- 
> Frank Swygert
> Publisher, "American Motors Cars"
> Magazine (AMC)
> For all AMC enthusiasts
> http://www.amc-mag.com
> (free download available!)
> 
> 
> 
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