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Unread 07-08-2008, 14:25
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Re: Securing gears on shafts

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Originally Posted by Dick Linn View Post
We used to call them @#$%$-clips, because @#$%$ was what you said when one sprung off the carb linkage and fell down into the engine intake manifold.
I've heard people refer to them as "Jesus Clips", because when you remove them, sometimes "only Jesus can find them again."
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