Circlip pliers

Ooooh. Plasma cutters Is it on a fancy computer-controlled table?

 

I have a decent pair of circlip pliers, but like most of mine inherited tool god knows where they are ,for one job I tend to do the screwdriver job ,if I did them everyday I would buy a pair...

I get more pleasure lending top bananas tools..

 

I bought that set but from another seller as it was slightly cheaper

They worked a treat and the circlip came straight out

The circlip seems to have been misshapen in the past and I'm wondering if I should replace it with a new one

 

It's been hoiked out with the screwdriver method. Circlips are cheap if you know the size - it's when you don't that the usual suspects take advantage of your laziness.

 

I best find its size then
I wasn't impressed to be finding a loose roller floating round in the grease

 

From existing or old bearing? If existing was worth looking at least?
Not a lot of people know this - just grease the feckin bearings, no need to ram half a tub of grease in there.

 

From an old bearing the others are present and correct
There is three different colours of grease rammed in the hub
I need to knock the bearings out now then I can clean the hub up for painting and clean inspect and refit the bearings

 

Bearings generally don't like going in and out ...if mine id leave them alone and clean / paint around them

 

I was considering doing just that
But I'd like to drop the hub into a bucket of phosphoric acid for a couple of days
I don't know what effect that would have on the bearings though?

 

When's I did my disc conversion I put new bearings in and regretted it after it failed MOT ...wish I'd just left them alone ...depends how tight they are and how square you can get them out and back in .....I made up BIG washers and with threaded bar pulled them out then pulled new one in

 

I've heard about the terrible quality of the new bearings so would hate to damage one of these
It's certainly food for thought

 

I wouldn't do that . Phosphoric acid won't remove rust. I'd just give them a good wire brushing (keeping crud out of the bearing area), then a lick of Epoxy-Mastic

 

It's done a sterling job of removing the rust from everything else I've dunked

 

You are kidding?

 

It'll convert rust into inert iron phosphate, but in my experience it won't remove it. The existing rust will stay where it is: it'll just turn black.

 

Nope, it eats the rust if you keep it wet and keeps on going leaving bright steel.

 

I thought mrs para told you to get on with the hall way?

 

Shhh she was at work

 

Just waiting for the grey filler to dry then I can sand it back and skim the lot

 

Your doors look very draughty, para!