Have a problem with wheel bearings

[jabelgray]

Can anyone help! I replaced the front wheel bearings on my GQ patrol but I cannot get the split-ring (circlip?) back on the end of the drive shaft. The drive shaft was pulled out with vice-grips but still no luck.

[GUtsy ute]

Hi, sent you aPM.

[TuffTD42]

Mate they are tight. I just use a flat head screw driver. Once I've pulled the axle out far enough with vice grips etc I slip the flat head in the groove, Then just twist the screwdriver a little while you put the cir-clip on. Works every time for me anyhow.

[Finly Owner]

Yeah I had devils' time last week doing mine. My shafts have a shallow hole in centre, so I had a punch on an angle pulling shaft towards me holding small screw driver with same hand and tapped it with a hammer to locate "snap ring". To make sure it's in, use the screw driver to push around the back of the snap ring to make sure it's located in the groove.

Tim