[Closed] Formula brake master cylinder snap ring

Some small internal snap ring pliers?

can get cheap circlip pliers (and aso ones with interchangeable heads) - http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/New-5-Internal-Bent-Needle-Tip-Nose-Circlip-Snap-Ring-Plier-Cutter-Tool-WS-/262407664946?hash=item3d18b73532:g:xZQAAOSw~oFXIB~u

now bodges

could maybe bodge with a pair of thin nosed scissors

does a wire coathanger(or other stiff wire - washing line peg wire etc) fit the holes, if so cut a length, bend into a v and try that

can you get one bit in and then use a small screwdriver to bend the other end in over the lip

Bodging circlips is a hell of a job tbh, unless you own a welder or are willing to grind down some tools. Get yourself some circlip pliars, you'll not use them often but every time you do you'll say a little prayer of thanks to Isis-socket, goddess of infrequently used tools.

Check the channel for damage too, mind- it's supposed to pop out to protect the parts but that's still no guarantee it won't have hurt the lever body.

Thanks. I've had a go with the straight needle nosed pliers (similar to those in the image below) but I couldn't for the life of me get it done. The pliers would splay apart. Or the ring won't sit anywhere near the groove.

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I'm thinking the bent nose ones might be better. The snap ring is really quite stiff. It strikes me that it's quite a knack to get this sorted.