Originally Posted by Wildcat1971

You need pliers that work for external snap rings. The ones I got are made in the US by channel lock. They can do both inner and outer snap rings. Also, stretch the ring a little before trying to put it on. The 3/8 is really tight, but seems to be the right one. Also, my pliers MIN size is 3/8, because of that the angle at which the pins enter the ring are at an angle that I dont care for. I would get a pliers designed for smaller snap rings and make sure it does external.


Look into these. The are designed for smaller snap rings. The ones i got a bigger and more of a pain, but work well. They make a nice tool.


https://www.amazon.com/Channellock-9.../dp/B001B82G16