[Mgs] Wheel cylinder snap ring issue- HELP

[Councill, David]

The last few I have done went smoothly after I figured it out. Curvature -
some I have used were flat. Curved ones - where center is lower (prongs out) -
lower on the inside when installing if that makes sense. I install from the
upper side, engage the two outer prongs to the brake cylinder ring just so it
stays in position. Then I use a hammer, usually with a punch, to rap the upper
end of the ring, pushing it in place. The problem is that you need to push the
ring into place but it needs sufficient force, thus a hammer or other device
to present a little additional pressure and it slides right in.

David Councill
64 B
67 BGT
72 B

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Sent: Saturday, October 29, 2011 10:37 AM
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Subject: [Mgs] Wheel cylinder snap ring issue- HELP

I've spent the last 2 hours trying to fit the curved retaining ring into the
channel on the rear wheel cylinder to hold it in place. This is the curved one
with three tabs that I believe fit into the grove. The frozen original one
doesn't have a channel or retaining ring and they came out fairly easily,
except for one...Anyway what's the trick to snapping these in place, does the
curve face up or down, how does one fit it in place? I've tried almost
everything... thanks, appreciate the help

Dave Willner
Stroudsburg PA
59 TR3A
70 MGB
70 BSA 441 VS