Re: Stabilizer bushing clip
Posted by HH56 On 2017/12/4 17:41:48
It really helps to have a tool because the clips are spring steel and very brittle. The short tangs that fit in the slots in the A arm will break off if they twist or have a lot of sudden sideways force applied as can happen if something slips. I think they would break anyway even if you just gave them a hard look but no need to temp fate.
I used an ordinary C clamp to kind of duplicate the tool. This one measures right at 3 1/2 inches at the jaw opening. Ground the middle of the fixed jaw to form a sort of notch and made the retainer for the tangs out of some scrap angle iron. A couple of screwdrivers or some scrap flat stock would also work -- just something to keep the tangs from being pushed back in the slots.
My version works but if I were going to revise it I would make the groove a tad wider to get a better fit on the rounded surface of the clip. Cost was minimal for the C clamp and add a few minutes time.
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I used an ordinary C clamp to kind of duplicate the tool. This one measures right at 3 1/2 inches at the jaw opening. Ground the middle of the fixed jaw to form a sort of notch and made the retainer for the tangs out of some scrap angle iron. A couple of screwdrivers or some scrap flat stock would also work -- just something to keep the tangs from being pushed back in the slots.
My version works but if I were going to revise it I would make the groove a tad wider to get a better fit on the rounded surface of the clip. Cost was minimal for the C clamp and add a few minutes time.
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