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Old Aug 24, 2017 | 10:37 AM
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Cant seem to find one with tips small enough to take off the clip for the passenger pegs. Anyone know what size they might be, or where to get one small enough? Lowe's and AutoZone were NG
 
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Old Aug 24, 2017 | 10:38 AM
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Harbor freight sells a whole boxed set of them.

Honestly though, just buy some replacement snap rings and rip those off. A lot cheaper and faster than fighting those little bastages with pliers and chasing them across the garage.
 

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Old Aug 24, 2017 | 10:51 AM
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that was my fallback position
 
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Old Aug 24, 2017 | 11:00 AM
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Originally Posted by mikee332
that was my fallback position
Make it plan A, save yourself the frustration.
 
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I got a good set at Sears with diff size tips for like $15 an threw the Harbor freight ones away...some of the snap rings are so thin removing them with the pliers distorts an weakens them so they're useless anyway.
 
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Old Aug 24, 2017 | 01:11 PM
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Second Sears. Don't buy the $9, buy the $14 pair. Not only are they solidly built, but with a flick convert from internal to external snaps AND come with a couple different sets of pins.

I bought a pair to remove my passenger pegs as well.
 
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Snappy
 
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Old Aug 24, 2017 | 01:26 PM
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After messing up one pair of snap rings, and trying the Harbor Freight package (no good for me, either), I decided when I did my next swap to forget snap rings. I bought these instead, and they worked great.

http://www.jpcycles.com/product/530-...&totalResult=1

(Assuming you're talking about for pegs, anyway.)
 
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Old Aug 24, 2017 | 01:40 PM
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Originally Posted by langwilliams
I got a good set at Sears with diff size tips for like $15 an threw the Harbor freight ones away...some of the snap rings are so thin removing them with the pliers distorts an weakens them so they're useless anyway.
Might get lucky with Sears. With their money woes It's getting harder to find stuff on the shelves. Mine isn't restocking.
 
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Old Aug 24, 2017 | 01:53 PM
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Tea I bought them a few years ago...they started making their tools overseas then sold the craftsman tool line....I have a bunch of their stuff but quit buying when they moved production.

from what I read they sold the craftsman line for a good reason: to fund future retiree pensions instead of sticking it to them like some companies do but now I just buy either kobalt or harbor freight stuff if I need anything. I don't do enough repairs to justify Snap on or Matco prices.
 
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