E-clips keep popping off.

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E-clips keep popping off.

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How do you all keep your E-clips on, mine just want to pop off and get lost non stop.

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While you're installing them, or after they're securely on? They should rarely come off if installed properly. Sorry for the large font, but I only have one good eye... nasty e-clip accident at 14.
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which ones you losing?

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If they are popping off, they are most likely the wrong size for the application.

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THEYTOOKMYTHUMB wrote:While you're installing them, or after they're securely on? They should rarely come off if installed properly. Sorry for the large font, but I only have one good eye... nasty e-clip accident at 14.



Me too at around 15 or so... :mrgreen:

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Post by Lowgear »

An alternative to e-clips are snap rings aka circlips which have been used and sold for R/C applications. Although I imagine they would catch on more things once the part that protrudes orientates itself towards the ground.


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Those are a little odd as I'm not sure how they go on. Hopefully there's a slit where the square hole is.

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Make sure the grooves are cleaned out well. I had one hinge pin with this problem and it was full of grit.
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You can buy snap rings from McMaster-Carr. I have them on my cars since I kept having problems with e-clips popping off too. They are a bit of a pain to install but you'll never have to worry about them again. A good snap ring plier helps installing them.
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Post by LTO_Dave »

Someone chime in, but aren't the clips supposed to go on with the beveled edge facing out? Or is it the flat edge?

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Post by TerryC »

A problem I ran into when I replaced some missing clips on my 10T:

I found some at the hardware store that were the correct size, but they were just just a tiny bit thicker.
Too thick to properly seat in the grooves. They felt like they locked, but examination with a magnifying glass showed that they were mostly riding over the top of groove instead of snapping down into it.

I caught onto this after I kept losing new clips.

Something to check and watch for.

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Re: E-clips keep popping off.

Post by daniels9424cs »

I think I need to get the pins to turn more easily because the pins on the front a-arms do not turn with the arm but stay stationary in the bulkhead instead making the clip rotate on the arm or on the pin.

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Have you tried loctite or anything like that yet?
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Post by eeeks »

I used to/still use a small blob of shoe goo on the e-clips after they've been installed. Works great.

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Post by NomadRacer »

I use e-clips from CRC (Calandra Racing Concepts). You can get them in a 100 pack. They are just a tad thinner than Associated brand .
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Re: E-clips keep popping off.

Post by Lavigna »

Can anyone confirm the correct size for snap ring retainers for the RC10/T? I want to order some pieces like the Parma shown above, but am confused on sizing. Thanks.

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