<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div></div><div>Grind the pins on the pliers smaller on a bench grinder lol</div><div><br></div><div>Leo</div><div><br>On Jun 21, 2015, at 12:51 PM, Walt Swift <a href="mailto:wlswift@yahoo.com">wlswift@yahoo.com</a> [midgetsprite] <<a href="mailto:midgetsprite@yahoogroups.com">midgetsprite@yahoogroups.com</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div>
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<p></p><div style="color:#000;background-color:#fff;font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:16px;"><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1434908733592_2558" dir="ltr">I'm refurbishing a Smith heater blower - probably from a Mark III or IV Sprite. The plastic impeller is attached t the shaft by means of a plastic "compression" fitting held in compression by a spring ring.</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1434908733592_2558" dir="ltr"><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1434908733592_2558" dir="ltr">Is there a specific tool that works for removing the spring ring? Or do I have to make one? It would be similar to a snap ring removal tool. Tried a small one, but the tool pins are not small enough to fit into the spring ring gap.</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1434908733592_2558" dir="ltr"><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1434908733592_2558" dir="ltr">Anybody solved this one?</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1434908733592_2558" dir="ltr"><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1434908733592_2558" dir="ltr">It's Father's Day and I'm in the mood for buying myself another tool!</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1434908733592_2558" dir="ltr"><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1434908733592_2558" dir="ltr">Walt</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1434908733592_2558" dir="ltr"><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1434908733592_2558" dir="ltr">60 Bugeye - 90% of the way to being 95% complete </div></div><p></p>
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