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Sitting at the computer following up on Q, a thought came to mind that I had to check out.
The cool looking Princes Auto snap ring pliers aka Harbour Freight to you guys south of 49 have a problem they open with a slight ark.
I opened the pliers up against a piece of paper to test my theory, the jaws open in an ark that causes them to bind in the snap ring groove. The ark is slight but enough to bring you to tearing your hair out.
A 90 degree tip meant to fit into the snap ring groove than opens in an ark will bind in the groove causing the pliers to slip off the snap ring to be removed. Working deep down into the transmission case you'll never notice the defect.
Any snap ring pliers that open perfectly parallel would work, now that Norm mentioned the older Snap on SRP1C work better than the new replacement model I'll be sure to check to see just how parallel the new ones are before purchasing.
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