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Rich Bowes · 06-14-2023, 11:19 AM

How do I remove the rear wheel bearing snap ring? I have 4 different snap ring pliers (2 internal & 2 external) and none work.

Bob from Northport · 06-14-2023, 11:35 AM

Take a flat blade screw driver and pry or tap the beveled end of the ring outward till one edge begins to come out. Then simply pry easily around till it comes out.

jwilliams81 · 06-14-2023, 12:03 PM

Yep, I have just used the small flat blade screwdriver too.

Synchro909 · 06-14-2023, 07:57 PM

I use a sharp centre punch to make an indent as close as I can get it to the hub and close to one end of the clip, then a scriber to prise the end out of the groove.
Before refitting it, I grind the end of the clip so that there is somewhere for a screwdriver to get a grip next time.

1crosscut · 06-15-2023, 06:43 PM

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Small flat bladed screw driver and a sharp awl in combination to work one end out of the groove. After that it is easy peasy.

06-14-2023, 11:19 AM	#1
Rich Bowes Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Cotuit MA Posts: 32	Rear wheel bearing snap ring How do I remove the rear wheel bearing snap ring? I have 4 different snap ring pliers (2 internal & 2 external) and none work.

06-14-2023, 11:35 AM	#2
Bob from Northport Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: 215 E. 6th Street Northport, Michigan 49670 Posts: 941	Re: Rear wheel bearing snap ring Take a flat blade screw driver and pry or tap the beveled end of the ring outward till one edge begins to come out. Then simply pry easily around till it comes out. __________________ Bob from Northport Northport, Michigan

06-14-2023, 12:03 PM	#3
jwilliams81 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2016 Location: Cincinnati OH Posts: 418	Re: Rear wheel bearing snap ring Yep, I have just used the small flat blade screwdriver too. __________________ 1931 Murray Town Sedan. Black body with Apple Green pin stripe. 1923 Model T Touring with electric start. Low radiator Cincinnati, Ohio

06-14-2023, 07:57 PM	#4
Synchro909 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 7,496	Re: Rear wheel bearing snap ring I use a sharp centre punch to make an indent as close as I can get it to the hub and close to one end of the clip, then a scriber to prise the end out of the groove. Before refitting it, I grind the end of the clip so that there is somewhere for a screwdriver to get a grip next time. __________________ I'm part of the only ever generation with an analogue childhood and a digital adulthood.

06-15-2023, 06:43 PM	#5
1crosscut Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Lincoln, Nebraska Posts: 1,909	Re: Rear wheel bearing snap ring Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) Small flat bladed screw driver and a sharp awl in combination to work one end out of the groove. After that it is easy peasy. __________________ Dave / Lincoln Nebraska