JD 4030 - Remote QD rebuild - Interior Snap Ring Removal

[okrancher]

I am doing a rebuild on my remote quick disconnect and have run into a booger of a challenge on removing the interior snap ring that holds the receptacle body in the main housing. The snap ring does not have any tips with holes that a normal snap ring plier nibs can hook into. The ends of the snap ring is just a sharp point. The receptacle body has a slight 'overhang' at the outside end and the snap ring groove is located relatively deep within the housing...it is very difficult to reach the ends and pry them out of the groove so I can get the rest of the ring to come out. I don't feel comfortable putting a torch to the opposite end of the snap ring away from the tips due to the fact that, after all, this is a hydraulic fluid coupling...and, trust me, my experience has shown me time after time....if anything can go wrong, it will. I am hoping that one of you guys can tell me how to get this snap ring out. Thanking you in advance.

 

[k0ua]

I am doing a rebuild on my remote quick disconnect and have run into a booger of a challenge on removing the interior snap ring that holds the receptacle body in the main housing. The snap ring does not have any tips with holes that a normal snap ring plier nibs can hook into. The ends of the snap ring is just a sharp point. The receptacle body has a slight 'overhang' at the outside end and the snap ring groove is located relatively deep within the housing...it is very difficult to reach the ends and pry them out of the groove so I can get the rest of the ring to come out. I don't feel comfortable putting a torch to the opposite end of the snap ring away from the tips due to the fact that, after all, this is a hydraulic fluid coupling...and, trust me, my experience has shown me time after time....if anything can go wrong, it will. I am hoping that one of you guys can tell me how to get this snap ring out. Thanking you in advance.

You need a sharp pointed right angle pick.. You will probably have to construct it. I will look like this L. Be sure to put a handle on it so you can twist it around its axis. Push it down in the coupling, and engage its point with the sharp pointed snap ring. and pry it out to get it started by rotating the pick around its long axis.

 

[RickB]

You need a sharp pointed right angle pick.. You will probably have to construct it. I will look like this L. Be sure to put a handle on it so you can twist it around its axis. Push it down in the coupling, and engage its point with the sharp pointed snap ring. and pry it out to get it started by rotating the pick around its long axis.

Exactly.

 

[Zebrafive]

Harbor Freight has a 4 pc set for $1. Looks like a copy of the Snap On set that I paid $20 for.

 

[okrancher]

Thank you for your suggestion. It worked.

 

[okrancher]

thank you for your response....

 

[k0ua]

Thank you for your suggestion. It worked.

And than you for checking back with us to let us know!:thumbsup:

 

[DLTTrekkers]

Next time at the dentist get yourself a old tool and boil to sterilize