i got an 020 box that i have done the flange seals on and having got the flanges off changed the seals and gone to put the flanges back on i can't get the damn clips on, any hints or tips on how to get the clips on?. cheers john
The cups are on a spring so you'll need to compress it down first. You can buy a tool or you can use a 10mm bolt and a piece of plate. Drill a hole in the plate(plate size about 4" long 1" wide and about 1/4" thick for best results), with an M10 clearence hole in the middle. Put the bolt through the hole then screw it into the diff, pulling the cup down. Then using a circlip pliers(or for best results on this type of clip is a long nose pliers with the ends ground down) put on the circlip.
so basically having done the seals and got the flanges back in place, i need to modify some pliers to get the clip on, i feel a session with the angle grinder coming on thanks for the help
Come one now, get down B and Q, by some 1 long nose pliers, grind the ends down thin on the outer sides and you've got the tool. Honestly, it's that easy!
I know, you just push them apart to open it. It can be done with 1 hand. Honestly I know what I'm talking about, I've done 1 or 2 of these. You could use a long nose reverse pliers, I have one here too. I'll get a pic by tomorrow.
reverse pliers would be interesting and a picture would be great thanks and you reckon i can get them in b&q?
Not mine but grind a normal pair of long nose flat to look like the end of these: I use an old pair of these with the ends bent striaght and ground flat:
modified halfords circlip pliers = success! about dam time!, lol and just for the fun of it i slapped a coat of paint on the gearbox
