Hi Everyone,

I'm working on tearing down an M46 and a B21ft at the moment. I'm a ways into each, and the engine is going smooth right now. The M46 has stagnated because of that stupid lockring mounted on the shaft that runs the gears. I'm talking about the smaller one. I bought a snap ring tool from Shucks which the locking quickly broke (stripped the threads) and I've been trying to use needle nose pliers and a combo of 2 wrenches prying against one enough to get the ring open enough to jab a screwdriver in there and pry it out...its starting to piss me off and if I didn't think I would have a hard time finding another one I would just cut it off with a dremel tool...but I think I would have a hard time finding this thing...soooo anyone have any tricks getting this lockring off?

Thanks,
Will

In an M41 trannyI think there's a similar PITA. I found a snap ring type tool that had a screw to expand/retract the jaws and it had flat tips with a waffle pattern that did the job. The ring of about 3/16" square stock with bevaled ends? Can't say I've taken apart an M46 yet, but I don't think there's a world of difference to the M42 that I did. That's how you can get the steel clutch alignment dowels.

Yeah that sounds about right. Do you recall where you got the tool from? Sounds usefull.

thanks