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Besides using the tool does anyone know the secret to getting the clips, that hold the plastics together, out?
The agrivating plastic clips
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Side cutters (aka *****) also work good, but ya just gotta be careful ya don't cut the heads off as you yank the pins. I use ***** more often than I do the tool designed for them, because its usually quicker and I can reach more tight spots easier than the long tool can. Use whatever ya got that works... you can make a better tool easily too.
Yep, I use cheap wire ***** from Walmart.
They have some that look like this with red handles in the cheap tools for a buck or two.
https://www.walmart.com/ip/Stanley-7-Diagonal-Cutting-Pliers-84-108/19901209
They have some that look like this with red handles in the cheap tools for a buck or two.
https://www.walmart.com/ip/Stanley-7-Diagonal-Cutting-Pliers-84-108/19901209
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Oh sweet I got some of them! They lil rusted over but I got some. Last time I took side plastics off I used my pliars and endes up breaking more than I salvaged so I needed new technique. Thanks Jeep and Retro!
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On 300's you can get to the bottom side of almost every plastic clips ,but that is not the case with many models , I find if I clean the dirt out the under side of the clip by squeezing them with a pier of pliers and then hit them with some WD40 or such spray lubricant , before trying to get them out , it will increase the survival rate of the clips
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That's an idea. I couldn't find the tool retro and jeep recommended so I grabbed 2 flatheads and man so easy to take em out.
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If I knew where they were I would use em. I'll look for em when I get home
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yep, they will pull them clips out faster than you can whistle Dixie !..lol.
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Lol, must say I've never heard someone say ". . .faster than you can whistle Dixie!"
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I buy them by the 1000 from china, lol. the ones that don't come right out get clipped!
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Flat blade screw driver is all I've ever used. I've had the plastic off my 700's more times than I can count, and have never had a issue.curved side cutters, works 10 times faster than any flat head.
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those would be awesome but my flathead method is good enough. No point spending 20 bucks on that or 2 bucks on the clippers said above when I got 2 flatheads that do just fine. Thanks for all the methods!
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I hate those things. Cut the ones i needed off for access and used zipties in their place
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1 of my sisters working at ford needed a special tool[the kind i like], so a worker bent the end of a smaller screwdriver 45 degrees. he remade the tip some. with that on 1 side, an a flat head on the other, i dont have much problem with inserts.
i'll send picture soon.
i'll send picture soon.
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