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Good luck with that #$%&^* snapring. I have pliers for it but still spend more time fishing around trying to deal with that one #$%*&^ thing than I do disassembing the entire console and cover.
as stated, a small screwdriver and gently pry up on the button, and use a pair of snap ring pliers on the snap ring. use the right tool for the job - it's a piece of cake. i picked up this up at my local hardware store...
GM engineers strike again. If you have the ORIGINAL snap ring, you might find that the holes in the ring are too small for the normal snap ring pliers! After some colorful language, I beat it out with a small screw driver and small punch that did fit into the whole. It OEM ring definitely have smaller holes than the rings commonly available at the hardware stores.
GM engineers strike again. If you have the ORIGINAL snap ring, you might find that the holes in the ring are too small for the normal snap ring pliers! After some colorful language, I beat it out with a small screw driver and small punch that did fit into the whole. It OEM ring definitely have smaller holes than the rings commonly available at the hardware stores.
as stated, a small screwdriver and gently pry up on the button, and use a pair of snap ring pliers on the snap ring. use the right tool for the job - it's a piece of cake. i picked up this up at my local hardware store...
...Just did mine this morning. Luckily my dad is a retired mechanic and has most of the tools I will ever need.
I can relate to the "GM engineers strike again" statement. I have owned 8 Corvettes and am constantly amazed at how much half-a**ed engineering and cheap materials go into Chevy's flagship automobile. The cheap leather in the seats of the C4 & C5's as well as the original carpeting and floor mats are an embarrassment to any automobile manufacturer!
Whew! I feel better now that I got that off my chest!
I can relate to the "GM engineers strike again" statement. I have owned 8 Corvettes and am constantly amazed at how much half-a**ed engineering and cheap materials go into Chevy's flagship automobile.
What surprised me was the mix of both metric and SAE fasteners. A $45,000 car should not be a "parts bin special" but a clean-sheet original design.
In some ways it reminds me of the BMW motorcycle I used to have. Parts of it were apparently designed by NASA space shuttle engineers, other parts by castoff mechanics from the John Deere plant....schizophrenia on wheels.
I find the exposed phillips head screws in the a-pillars especially elegant... On the plus side, it's easier to tighten them when the whole damn thing starts rattling.
Originally Posted by anciano
What surprised me was the mix of both metric and SAE fasteners. A $45,000 car should not be a "parts bin special" but a clean-sheet original design.
as stated, a small screwdriver and gently pry up on the button, and use a pair of snap ring pliers on the snap ring. use the right tool for the job - it's a piece of cake. i picked up this up at my local hardware store...
OK, since we're reviving this thread - one more time - USE THE RIGHT TOOL FOR THE JOB - (and quit blaming GM engineering) -
Klein snap ring pliers #73242
pins fit the holes in the retaining ring perfectly!
"don't thinks of tools as an expense, think of them as an investment!"
I have a crescent brand universal size snap ring plier. It has every size tip needed and the open close function is reversable. They were 35 bucks at the home Depot. I bought them for the million different sizes I needed for a harley I rebuilt. Here is a similar product .......
Last edited by dukeofny808; 03-18-2015 at 03:08 PM.
02-28-2011, 09:59 AM
Yup. That is the method.
