How in the hell do i get that goddamn circlip, out of the top of the dizzy shaft? Options

[nebreitling]

it's dizzy rebuild time. never done this w/ the 914. does anyone have any advice on how to get that goddamn-little-bitty-itsy-bitty circlip out of the top of the distributor cam shaft? i've tried swearing. that didn't work.

i assume this is necessary in order to extract the weights down below.

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thanks nathan

[nebreitling]

yeah, i know i don't have to do this just to replace the FI points.

but after opening, it needs a thorough cleaning. the weights are still moving around nice and freely, but there's a bit of surface rust and corrosion. as long as i had it out, i thought i'd clean it up nice n purty. the bearings are still good (no side-to-side movement at all), so i wasn't going to go all the way.
just to 3rd base. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/cool.gif)

i'm about to give up on this, though; i don't have a small enough tool to get the damn thing out... to tired to invent something.

re. the FI points, they don't look great, but they are opening and closing properly and making good electrical connections (checked continuity with my multi-meter). i'll still replace them, but now i'm dubious that this is the problem.

now i'm wondering if my problem isn't in the FI harness. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif)

we'll see. i'll go ahead and FINALLY install that crane xr700 while i'm at it.

thanks brad, happy b-day again

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