Insanity-74 Posted March 5, 2013 Report Share Posted March 5, 2013 Does anyone know where I can get snap rings from? In the process of removing the rear CV joint to clean it up I broke the snap ring in half, Toyota do not sell them, you have to buy the full CV joint, I can find anywhere that does them, getting very desperate now as the rebuild is at a halt without them. This is what I am after, its the rear outter CV joing for a faff thanks in advance. Nial Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Limeymk1 Posted March 5, 2013 Report Share Posted March 5, 2013 Have you had a look on www.toyodiy.com? I've had a look at the MR2 and they list the snap ring seperately, I can't imagine them not supplying it seperately it's pretty much a consumable item. I reckon they didn't look properly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Insanity-74 Posted March 5, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 5, 2013 I have the EPC at home and cant see it listed seperately, they list a snap ring, but it is for the inner CV joint i ordered it and when it arrived it was totally wrong, I have tried several sources and all say the same thing, not available separately from the dealers, or it seems anywhere else for that matter, its frustrating hell, as you say its a more or less consumable item. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ashparky Posted March 5, 2013 Report Share Posted March 5, 2013 (edited) is this the part no of the one you ordered? 90520-26028 Edited March 5, 2013 by ashparky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Insanity-74 Posted March 5, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 5, 2013 is this the part no of the one you ordered? 90520-26028 I will have to check Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ashparky Posted March 5, 2013 Report Share Posted March 5, 2013 yeh have a look, if not that could be the one. ill get my mate to have a look on the pc at toyota tomorow aswell if your stuck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Insanity-74 Posted March 5, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 5, 2013 Ok cheers Ash. 90520-26028 Is what i ordered, it is the inboard snap ring which is square in shape, kind of like a circlip without the holes in the end, it dosnt fit the outboard CV joint unfortunately Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Limeymk1 Posted March 5, 2013 Report Share Posted March 5, 2013 (edited) On Toyo DIY there's a part number for 'RING, SNAP (FOR REAR AXLE SHAFT LH)' 90521-79002. Same part number for the right hand one. Edited March 5, 2013 by Limeymk1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Insanity-74 Posted March 5, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 5, 2013 On Toyo DIY there's a part number for 'RING, SNAP (FOR REAR AXLE SHAFT LH)' 90521-79002. Same part number for the right hand one. I did a google search and it looks like the snap ring that goes in the centre of the hub to keep the wheel bearings in place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ashparky Posted March 5, 2013 Report Share Posted March 5, 2013 i shall have a word with my mate in the morning and see what he can find. so is it the snap ring that holds the outer cv to the shaft that you need? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Insanity-74 Posted March 5, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 5, 2013 i shall have a word with my mate in the morning and see what he can find. so is it the snap ring that holds the outer cv to the shaft that you need? Yes mate, thats the one, i need two if you can find them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ashparky Posted March 5, 2013 Report Share Posted March 5, 2013 ill do my best mate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ashparky Posted March 6, 2013 Report Share Posted March 6, 2013 (edited) seems i have some bad news mate, turns out the outer cv shouldnt be removed from the shaft as to replace them you need to buy a new shaft therefore the snap rings are not available seperately. maybe you could compare the snap ring with a company such as this - http://www.springmas...din-7993-a.html (think theres always going to be a minimum order though so you would end up with snap rings coming out of your ears) or maybe buy a couple of shafts from one of the breakers. its a strange one as i always thought the joint could be knocked of and replaced like on most other cars. hope this helps mate Edited March 6, 2013 by ashparky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Insanity-74 Posted March 6, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 6, 2013 Cheers Ash, someone from the DC showed me the springmasters place, looks like I will be the proud owner of 300 snap rings soon I dont suppose you could find out the dimensions of the snap rings for me? mine is in several pieces and quite hard to get an accurate measurement from. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ashparky Posted March 6, 2013 Report Share Posted March 6, 2013 haha well ill know where to send the next person who needs one. i could have a go, how about measuring the groove in the shaft? i would think it should probably be about 1mm bigger than the groove and loose to touch but not enough to come out of the groove. maybe in the 300 you could get an assortment of sizes around the size you need then find the best fit from there. just make sure you have a good way of testing that it well held on before clipping the boot on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Limeymk1 Posted March 6, 2013 Report Share Posted March 6, 2013 Bloody hell I'm glad I didn't break the snap rings when I changed the outer CVs on my MR2. Although I'm sure at least one of the guys on Twobrutal will have broken one, we swap the outer CVs so the Mk2 turbo shaft will plug straight into the Mk1 MR2 hubs. Shall I ask over there for you or will it be a different snap ring? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Insanity-74 Posted March 6, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 6, 2013 Shall I ask over there for you or will it be a different snap ring? Its worth asking, dont now if they are the same or not, but I am willing to try anything at this stage! thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Limeymk1 Posted March 6, 2013 Report Share Posted March 6, 2013 Posted for ya bud. Would you be able to measure the diameter of the groove for reference? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Insanity-74 Posted March 6, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 6, 2013 OK. The shaft is diameter is 29.2mm the groove diameter is 24.1mm and the groove is 2.2mm wide Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Limeymk1 Posted March 6, 2013 Report Share Posted March 6, 2013 Popped that up for you. The thing that's confusing me is you mention 90520-26028 is square in shape, surely it should be round? It's the same part number as the circlip that holds the outer CVs on the MK2 Tubby drive shafts and that's def round. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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