Thread: Retaining rings and e-clips
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Unread 05-01-2004, 07:55
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We Used 11 clip rings/e-clips
See attached picture, but we used 11 clip rings/e-clips on our transmission. Clip rings on the ends and e-clips in the middle of the shafts. We have used spacers in the past (like Ken suggests) and some spacers could have replaced several e-clips. We chose to use the clips. We never failed an e-clip/snap ring. And Al is correct, those things go flying when you take them off. We had hundreds of spares (very inexpensive).

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