Thread: Urgent Help Needed Please??

Originally Posted by incisor

you twist the screwdriver not lever it out.. to start with

after you twist and it starts to move you lever it a little with the second one enough to lift it a little, then work your way around...

That's how I did mine. Came out easy.

I only used one small electrical type flathead screwdriver though.

I bought a cheap set of circlip pliers for about $4 at a market one day and wondered what this pair with strange square ends on it was for until I had to do one of these and it works a treat.

I have done plenty in the past by getting a centre punch and punching it in the middle, this then bends it so the 2 ends are closer and then pull it out with pointy nose pliers but you do then have to replace it with a circlip with holes in it.

But if it is still stuborn you can always heat it to red hot with an oxy, this makes them kind of curl up and you just pick it out with pliers. WARNING though, dont heat the pulley too much as it can put them out of shape but if you have a very small tip e.g.no.6 then you should be able to just heat the circlip pretty quick and safely remove it before the heat gets to much into the pulley and let it cool slowly so it doesnt go out of shape or harden and become more brittle to the point that it cracks when you fit the new bearing.