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I pulled the roller bearing off the shaft okay...it's not in the photo. do you mean the flange/spacer type thing you can see on the shaft in the photo? if so, i had not looked how that was secured on there. i think that might crack it as the roller bearing i took off the shaft was not secured by anything. is the part you are referencing numbered in the photo below?thanks
is the part you are referencing numbered in the photo below?thanks
so C is also a split ring? only needs prying out?
I don't understand. The OP was told he needed to remove the clip and bearing race to get the socket to fit the bolt heads correctly and remove the bolts but ignored this and went ahead anyway! Am I missing something here?Phil
by taking the smallest of nibbles out of it with a dremel die grinder.
....I realize you want to "do it yourself" but maybe it is time for outside finese. Possibly run the assembly up to your local bike shop, etc. and see if they can put a tech on it for a minute to pop the snap ring off??!! They'd probably let you watch so you could do it yourself next time after you buy a scratch awl or dental picks at Harbor Freight or flea market. Art
*I don't remember* how I removed it. That means it wasn't hard to do.. <shrug> Probably just worked the tip of a scriber under it enough to lever one leg up, slide the scriber under it and run it around the shaft.
^^ This. Two pointed picks or scribes to remove it. It's just spring wire, so there's not much tension. There are technical training videos on Greg Bender's website, scroll down almost to the bottom for the small-block rear drive one.https://www.thisoldtractor.com/moto_guzzi_technical_training_videos_eng.html
…There are technical training videos on Greg Bender's website, scroll down almost to the bottom for the small-block rear drive one.https://www.thisoldtractor.com/moto_guzzi_technical_training_videos_eng.html
You might be right Art...however, all the parts diagrams i have looked at do not describe this offending piece as a snap ring or split ring, simply as a clearance washer so not sure what the actual process is to remove it. i could just put it all back together and paint rather than cerakote!