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I can't get the silencer ring off my turbo!Actually its the little snap ring that holds it in there that I can't get.I tried every tool I could think of,any other ideas?
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I used a couple of small eyeglass sized screwdrivers.
Get one in there and pry one side of the snap ring out, use the other one to hold the snap ring out while you slide the other one around to get the rest of the ring out.
It took a couple tries, but finally it popped right out.
phox
Get one in there and pry one side of the snap ring out, use the other one to hold the snap ring out while you slide the other one around to get the rest of the ring out.
It took a couple tries, but finally it popped right out.
phox
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Do u want to save it or u gonna trash it? If your gonna trash it then pinch down on it and make one side come out and take some dykes and rip it out...the other way....I dont knwo....just work with it
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I also could not get mine off. I guess some are just meant to stay on. Everyone said how they just got ou there with a couple of screwdrivers and popped it right out, but you cant even get under mine or move it at all.
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i dont think u can get under there without chipping some of the metal just before the snap ring...i tried too and it didnt wanna go...that snap ring does not bidge!!! but if u dont care about taking a 2 mm chunk out of the metal in front of it then it shoudlnt be aproblem....for those of u who got it done does it make a difference?? or do u simply listen to the turbo more and think its louder cause ur focused on it...always wondered
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On my 95 12v I used to have it took me about 15 mins to get it out of there. I just got 2 screwdrivers and went to town on it. Needless to say it was trashed when I got it out! I just kept praying I wouldn't jab the screwdriver through one of the fins on the compresser wheel! That would not be good!
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yip 2 screwdrivers, got one under that 45 cut, pushed on the othe side with the other screwdriver then slightly twisted the screwdriver that was under the cut end. Kinda a pita. I do think its louder. Did that within the first 2 weeks I owned the truck
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Snap ring shouldn't be little
I had trouble initially as well. When I looked closely I realized that it isn't in a groove like a normal snap ring. The ring is more like an expansion ring. All I did was lift lightly on the chamfered end of the ring and pull it out with a paint can opener I got from Lowes. The opener has a loop on one end that makes it easy to pull on and a bent "flathead" end on the other. Took about 40 minutes to think it out, and 20 seconds to pull it out once I had it figured out.
Hope that helps
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I had trouble initially as well. When I looked closely I realized that it isn't in a groove like a normal snap ring. The ring is more like an expansion ring. All I did was lift lightly on the chamfered end of the ring and pull it out with a paint can opener I got from Lowes. The opener has a loop on one end that makes it easy to pull on and a bent "flathead" end on the other. Took about 40 minutes to think it out, and 20 seconds to pull it out once I had it figured out.Hope that helps
Scott
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Well I finally got that little sucker outa' there.And my snap ring was in a groove...thats what caused all the trouble.I actually took a drill with a little bitty bit and put it between the housing and the snap ring and drove it real slow.Eventualy it caught the ring and pulled it out.Didn't mess up the housing either,or the ring in case I ever want to put it back for some sick twisted reason.(highly unlikley),Also got the BHAF and heatshield on it.(great template in the tech facts section btw).Not near as loud as the K/N filter on my 93' but it sounds real good.I think the K/N filters flow alot of air but thats not all they let through.I kinda like having the assurance of the BHAF's filtering capabilities.Anyway,thanks for all the ideas guys.
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