Risk Assessment - Transmission Input Bearing Snap Ring

[MattL]

I need to put the input shaft snap ring back on my Getrag 245 in order to get it sewn up and finally installed. The problem is, it deformed when I removed it...but the one I ordered will take who knows how long to get here from Germany. I'm wondering if the groove in which the ring will sit would make the warp inconsequential. Stupid to even consider it? Wait for the replacement to get here? 

 

 

 

[tech71]

You may have just opened a can of worms...

My humble, slightly informed opinion is: If not broken or cracked and it fits securely, reuse it.

I would.

Let the debate begin.

Edited July 9, 2020 by tech71

[stephers]

Weigh this option     Four dollar new snap ring versus very damaged gearbox if or when this one fails      It is just a snap ring, take it down to a local hardware place and match one up, critical to get same thickness      Also maybe worth it to invest in a good pair of snap ring pliers

[Arizona02]

A Bent ring will not seat properly fully into the groove.

[Preyupy]

It is a tight fit in the grove.  Try and install it (you might have to take a punch and tap it into place) if it seats all the way around on the shaft it's not going anywhere.  

[Buckeye]

put that ring in your vise and close and flatten it then install. if it is a tight fit in the grove your are fine.

[Arizona02]

Place the straight section of the ring in a vise and use pliers to bend the crocked section back into place. You might get 80% there.

[Son of Marty]

+1 on the quality snap ring pliers you owe it to yourself and your car,a good set starts at 30 bucks or so. Also some thing to look for at yard sales I found a 4 piece stalwille (sp) for 10 bucks ay a garage sale.

[tech71]

Yeah, be careful trying to bend it back into shape. 

Thats "springy" steel, not "bendy" steel, dont want to break it.

I think it will conform to the groove fine just as it is.

[2002]

Be careful - tGetrag 245 5 speed manual.pdfhese rings come in different thicknesses.  There is a procedure in the attached repair manual on how to chose the right thickness.

[MattL]

Thanks, all. To clarify: I've ordered a replacement from a couple places in the hope that at least one will arrive in a relatively timely manner. So, the price of the part is not the issue: my impatience is. I did buy a pair of better external snap pliers (the only ones I could find locally), and they're definitely an improvement over the internal/external ones I already had. Still, they're not what I would call "high-quality": https://www.oreillyauto.com/detail/b/performance-tool-4601/tools---equipment-16488/hand-tools-16814/pliers-18041/203f58549407/performance-tool-pliers/w88001/4614642?q=snap+ring+pliers&pos=18     I'll look online for a more robust option.

 

I'll keep trying the vice-and-pliers efforts to get it straightened out a bit, but I agree that the tight fit of the groove looks like it will make any kind of waviness a no-go. I've checked a few local places, and they don't have any replacement options that fit the bill. Anything of the correct diameter is the wrong thickness, and vice-versa. I'll keep looking though. 

 

Thanks again for all the advice and suggestions.