42 replies to this topic

[Shifty]

Must be the browser....I had a look at home and can see it....not here at work, oh well.

 

So the vise grip (mole ) is really just pushing against the cylinder then.......the tricky bit is those damn clips

 

They are much, much easier to do with the mole grips.  Trust me on this, once you've tried it this way you'll never go back

[MiniKermit]

I can see the benefit with this method, they were a ******* on Bertie this weekend!

[Patriot]

Great advice.

Just fitted new cylinders today using the tip.

Made it easy.

Cheers

[Spitz]

So I used this tip on the rear cylinders of a Midget.

Great idea, and held the cylinder in place nicely.

The only problem is the clip.....OMG....I don't remember having this much problem with them in the past.....although it's been a while.

Luckily, one side I could use the original type of ring clip that was on the Midget....the other side broke, so had to use the horrible clip....aaaarg

[floormanager]

Hi all,

 

The photo has disappeared again - anyone know how the mole grips hold the rear cylinder in place while you fit the circlip?

 

Thanks,

Paul

[gazza82]

It pushes the cylinder into the back plate hole .. It clamps over the top ... If you can visualise that until the pic returns

[Jordie]

nah....in shiftys orignal pics, it shows it clamped to the hub and the edge of the mole grips holds the cylinder in place.

[gazza82]

My bad ... I knew it clamped downwards ... Wrong bit of metal :-(

[Jordie]

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[ukcooper]

 

[Shifty]

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Added the picture again

[floormanager]

Oh I am so impressed!!  what a clever idea.  I was trying to work out how you managed to get the jaws of the mole grips around the wheel cylinder.  Thank you to all, that is so clever.

[Spitz]

ukcooper.....what is that cone you are showing...is it a special tool, or an improvised one?

[GraemeC]

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Edited by GraemeC, 25 January 2016 - 04:40 PM.

[Steve-O 2014]

Thanks, just used this method yesterday

To get the annoying clip on I bent one side up at the opening, wedged the other side and the center in the groove and put a socket over and wacked it and it popped the loose / bent side on oh and removed the bleed nipple to make it easier

Edited by Steve-O 2014, 15 January 2017 - 08:41 PM.