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Gear linkage clips??

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Danni22

Gear linkage clips??

Post by Danni22 » Sat Dec 29, 2012 10:14 pm

So I'm fitting my gear linkage but iv got no clips that can hold it in,
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Would O rings cope
Like these
http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stor ... &langId=-1
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Buzzonion Vtec
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Post by Buzzonion Vtec » Sat Dec 29, 2012 10:28 pm

Simple answer - no
Get the correct retainer
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Danni22

Post by Danni22 » Sat Dec 29, 2012 11:26 pm

Thanks buddy
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Danni22

Post by Danni22 » Sat Dec 29, 2012 11:31 pm

Dam I ment these

http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stor ... &langId=-1
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Post by Buzzonion Vtec » Sun Dec 30, 2012 2:40 pm

A standard circlip might be ok as a temp measure but they don't have a big enough surface area to be reliable long term
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Post by wurlycorner » Sun Dec 30, 2012 3:46 pm

They're likely to munch the plastic even in the short term, but they'd get you out of trouble
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