substitue for g clips?

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daninthesand

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Problem. G clips for 50 cc piston wrist pin went down sewer drain due to help from son Eric...he's three! He also broke piston ring. daddys lil helper....:-|| so i ordered new rings and g clips on Monday. Got package today woohoo! but no g clips. arrgh. Gotta wait another week for clips. arrghh. arrgh arrgh

can i use flat ring clips like this as a substitute (ignore the size).

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Those type of clips are good. Make sure you get the correct metric size that fits the groove.

Probably 10mm x 1mm thick depending on your piston

You will need probably need circlip pliers when using them.
 
wildemere said:
Those type of clips are good. Make sure you get the correct metric size that fits the groove.

Probably 10mm x 1mm thick depending on your piston

You will need probably need circlip pliers when using them.
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thanks. I have the pliers....and two boxes of assorted clips: metric and sae....hopefully by tomorrow i'll be .wee.

If anyone has g clips lying around can you measure em and post here? thanks
 
Question! I did a full tear down to diagnose a grinding noise and loss of power, I yanked the g clips in the piston. I know that things like this tend to be one use the get a new one for safety sake. The problem is I can't find g clips for my 80cc piston. I found a piston set but I don't need the whole thing I only need the clips. All the G clips I can find are labeled as being for 48 or 66 cc so is a G clip a G clip? Should I spend more time looking for the right clips? Should I just use the old ones until I can get new ones? Or can I get the 66cc clips and be safe?
 
Thank you Chris, I'm a n00b and just needed to hear it from some one else. I find the easiest way to keep from making mistakes is simply to ask.
 
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