Aaron SEIA
Well-known Member
Allis Chalmers WD. Uses a snap ring about 4" across and 3/16" thick to hold the belvel (dad's term, book calls is a spring washer) washer on the hand clutch. After 60 years it was wanting to go on a trip, so it left home and wandered to the bottom of the clutch housing. On it's trip it went on a bender and is unusable. New snap ring sitting in the shop. Trick is, that ring has to go over a roughly 2" clutch release bushing. Option B is split the thing and put it on from the rear. Is it possible to open a snap ring that far without bending it? I'm thinking something like a ring expander only heavier. I can't "twist" it open, as I only have about 2" of clearance to get it in there. Not going to do a split in my STO shop in the winter. Anyone have any thoughts or the tool that would do the job?