What's on your bench today?

[Ratman]

You going on to circlips then?

[westphalian]

so what are they then? I have seen the above pliers on you tube work for exactly these clips. as far as I am aware that is why there are different head, ie for the ones with a hole in, but I'm no expert so will be grateful for your advice

[westphalian]

so circlips are the ones with a hole on the end?

[outonalimb]

Yep. Did not realise you were going to try and use them on e clips.

[Sawchip]

17 minutes ago, westphalian said:

so what are they then? I have seen the above pliers on you tube work for exactly these clips. as far as I am aware that is why there are different head, ie for the ones with a hole in, but I'm no expert so will be grateful for your advice

Pic of Circlip

Iv not seen the vid you have but you normally use a small flat blade screwdriver to prise E clips off and needle nose pliers to pop a "NEW" one back on . Use E clips "once only" as there pre stressed. Those E clips look to be from Dolmar saws...you will lose them off the saw more often if you strain the clip putting it on or re using after removing it. 

Edited January 3, 2019 by Sawchip

[westphalian]

cheers. I thought I was fecking the clip up removing it with a screwdriver (I  was) but didn't know they were single use so thought I needed this tool to do it properly. thanks

[Sawchip]

2 minutes ago, westphalian said:

cheers. I thought I was fecking the clip up removing it with a screwdriver (I  was) but didn't know they were single use so thought I needed this tool to do it properly. thanks

Using a tool to open the clip to instal is not going to do the E clip any good as it should just spring into place in the groove on the shaft. Removing is never the issue as you then use a new one.

[Ratman]

Soz Westy, took dog out, made tea, blah blah blah!
As above really, but i disagree about E clips only being used once then throw away, i think a lot just depends on the application.

[openspaceman]

34 minutes ago, Ratman said:

 i disagree about E clips only being used once then throw away, i think a lot just depends on the application.

They're pingf*kits but if I caught them I used them again.

[westphalian]

i've certainly used before without a problem, used them again and just a little too loose, and thrown them away because buggered