Well i searched for months for a tool to remove the snap ring on the F350 pickup. The snap ring is on the front hub. Now i know clearly their is a tool but all my tool guys are silent to what it is. And Ford does not have a special tool to remove this MASSIVE SNAP RING. SOOOOOOOOOOOO I made a tool. Here it is. All i have to do now is wait for my snap ring to come from thr dealer to figure out how to make the points. I ordered a set of tips from my snap on guy. I might just use that setup. But as all that knows me i am determined to come up with a good tool for this purpose. All my garage friends have the same problem with this snap ring. Soon it will be history as i think this tool will solve this problem Thanks
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nice, but a big pair of snap on pliars is all you need.
I know but the snap on set did not clear the HUB. I tried them.
im gonna be getting into a full sized 351 bronco 1990 here soon and replace a lock in hub, the kind selected from the cab, hope i dont run into that problem
NO the only trucks that have the ring is the newer units. They did not do their homework on this as the snap ring is very deep in the hub. It has no clearance on the sides and it is a monster snap ring.
Are the 3/4 ton trucks the same way, or is it just the 1 tons?
They worked for me everytime.
Ok i believe that. Can you post the one you used. This will save me some grief and i will order one right now. Thanks .
Absolutely, no doubt those are a real mfer to get out. These make it a little easier, still not perfect
Which set do you use????
i dont see the link or pic either but,,
i do have wratcheting snap ring plier set that is really pretty narrow and long. i like the wratchet part because it holds the ring open/closed.
this is a very old pair and if you want , i can take a pic of them, they are about 10'' long and have some odd looking scissor action/wratched locking thing going on that make them work nice,, heavy duty to. I think i got em at a flea market in the 80' somewhere. I thought i might need them one day
the heads that go on them are straight or hooked and in your case, it sounds like you'd prefer straight,,like you gotta dive into a narrow round area occupied by an axle shaft as well and reach deep
i havent had the chance to put it up yet.
the first person i thought of was tom,,,,,,,,,,when i went to remove the tiny connectors off the fuel injectors and then it occured to me,,,,
every friggin time i need to take off a connector on this ford stuff, you need three hands,, one hand for each of the two clips and a third to pull the connector apart.
so,,,,,,,,,
introduciing the connector tool. made from a piece of s metal roofing ..LOL,,
but,,,,,, it works quicker than snot once you get the hang of it.
Both great ideas and I don't doubt some of the homemade stuff works better than what you can buy.
Sharing ideas like this make me look at problems differently and try to come up with other solutions. :hick:
yup!
everytime you start to say "they aught to...................."
remember one thing,,,, "THEY" is YOU
That's neat
But you should be able to pull on the connectors and they will just come off .... Most any way
care for a demonstration of that, post up a vid, we could stand a chance of learning something cause i missed that day in school~!
You just pull hard done it hundreds of times try it
I always did it the way you first said till I started working at a mustang shop and was shown they just pull off
Ok forgot to show you guys how my home made smoke machine works. For anyone interested here it is. This is a new design and makes tuns of smoke. More than my Snap On unit that is still being fixed.
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jcassity, next time you go to pull any connector off i suggest you try this..
pull at the top of the connector. not from the wires obviously. wiggle back in forth lightly at the connector. use should see it start to move. then it will pop off.
no broken tabs, no need for three hands. :D
kk
hey tom, what are you going to tell the snap on guy>? keep his broke stuff or what?
tom, can you check and see if i will need this tool on a 1990 351w ford bronco full size?
i'm pretty sure its not, what are you trying to pull off? the snapring that holds the lockouts in? those you can get with a pair of neednose. getting them apart is kind of a pain in the ass. espcially for brakes.
auto lock out hubs