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TECHNICAL MOTOBRICK WRENCHING In Remembrance of Inge K. => The Motobrick Workshop => Topic started by: bubbas45 on May 07, 2014, 11:40:41 PM
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Howdy, folks. I've lost one of the lock rings for my K75S seat assembly. Clymer calls it a "special clip." Lots of online stores carry these, but the shipping is absurd for an item that weighs about as much as a couple of houseflies and could just be dropped in an envelope.
I was wondering if anyone has ever successfully replaced these with some common clip from a hardware store. I can take one of the others from the seat assembly in and start comparing, but if someone can point me to a substitute, that would be great.
Sure, I could pick one up from a dealer, even a car dealer since they use these in a bunch of models, but for the time and fuel to get over to a dealer and back, I might as well pay the brutal shipping charges. The hardware store is nearby.
thanks, bws
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Just a 6mm external "Jesus" clip. Hardware store stuff will be fine. The stock one has a lip that makes it a bit easier to get it on or off without it moving into another dimension. Just buy a few from the hardware store and be done with it.
http://www.mcmaster.com/#retaining-rings/=rvbur8 (http://www.mcmaster.com/#retaining-rings/=rvbur8)
Mcmaster would be another option. I'm not sure if the 6mm refers to the shaft or groove diameter though.
You can also get the exact one from a BMW car dealer.
http://realoem.com/bmw/partxref.do?part=07129934318 (http://realoem.com/bmw/partxref.do?part=07129934318)
E31: Details on E31 (http://realoem.com/bmw/partxref.do?part=07129934318&showus=1&showeur=&series=E31)E31 840Ci CoupeE31 840i CoupeE31 850Ci CoupeE31 850CSi Coupe
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i replaced those clips with a hairpins long ago...
(http://cloudfront.zorotools.com/product/full/1WEZ4_AS01.JPG)
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Thanks, guys.
bws