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Snap On Timing Light
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Posted 19 September 2013 - 11:26 AM
I recently bought a second hand Snap On (MT1261A) timing light but there was a rattle coming from the inductive pick up. I took it apart and the silver clip on the right of the photo fell out. I've tried to figure out where it's supposed to go without success. Any ideas?
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Posted 19 September 2013 - 12:25 PM
all snap on tools have a lifetime warranty.. send it off and they'll fix it..
we found a 40 year old ratchet and they fixed it
we found a 40 year old ratchet and they fixed it
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Posted 19 September 2013 - 01:49 PM
Yeah I know but just wanted to know if anybody could give us a clue before I go down that road. Snap On don't have any exploded diagrams to reference.
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Posted 19 September 2013 - 01:53 PM
from the looks of it the spring loaded bit that ususlly clamps over the ht lead isnt closing so i would assume its something to do with the spring mechanism
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Posted 19 September 2013 - 02:00 PM
all snap on tools have a lifetime warranty.. send it off and they'll fix it..
we found a 40 year old ratchet and they fixed it
Send it off where? I have a rachet that has broken and the local snap on dealer who I didn't buy it from doesn't want to know
Cheers
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Posted 19 September 2013 - 02:35 PM
Send it off where? I have a rachet that has broken and the local snap on dealer who I didn't buy it from doesn't want to knowall snap on tools have a lifetime warranty.. send it off and they'll fix it..
we found a 40 year old ratchet and they fixed it
Cheers
David
well I went to a dealer and he just took it and sent it off.. 2 weeks later it came back fixed :)
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Posted 19 September 2013 - 02:46 PM
Danie....when it's reassembled, the spring mechanism works perfectly!
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Posted 19 September 2013 - 04:00 PM
Is it not a wire retaining clamp type thing?
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Posted 19 September 2013 - 04:25 PM
If it works perfectly without it, throw it away and remove it from your thoughts forever....
Your Mini will present you with many, many more things to worry about....
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Posted 19 September 2013 - 04:28 PM
Is it not a wire retaining clamp type thing?
that looks possible too!
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Posted 19 September 2013 - 04:40 PM
some snap on dealers are better than others
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Posted 21 September 2013 - 01:29 PM
You said that this is a second hand light and that the clamp works fine when put back together.
I believe it is working fine because that part has nothing to do with the light and is something its previous owner somehow managed to drop into the clamp assembly.
That part is a retaining ring commonly called an "X-washer" in the U.S. They are used for mechanical assemblies, not electrical ones (typically). I regularly see them used on parking brake actuating arms on Japanese and American cars as well as other assemblies. The clip is placed on a metal shaft with a groove cut in it and pliers are then used to squeeze the legs of the clip together to secure the semi-circular cutouts in the clip in the groove. I see no way/place for that clip to be used inside the light's pickup clamp assembly.
Not sure if the links will work but, the image below should show how this type of clip is typically used.
http://images2.mcmas...ng?ver=34184477
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Posted 21 September 2013 - 01:49 PM
Top man! Very strange how it got in there...the unit didn't look like it had been opened before.
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Posted 21 September 2013 - 03:11 PM
all snap on tools have a lifetime warranty.. send it off and they'll fix it..
we found a 40 year old ratchet and they fixed it
no they don't, only hand tools come under the lifetime warranty
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