And never forget the most important thing of all to have when working with any E-clip - a spare E-clip, so you can still finish the project after it goes flying across the shop never to be seen again.
I always thought eclips were miniature model airplanes given how well they fly across the room!😂🤣 After seeing your demonstration and explanation, I may need to get one! Great job Addam!👍😊
I have been lucky only 1 in about 50 have actually sailed across the room but when they do they are gone! It is a simple little thing that just makes life easier!!!
@@HaydadRC Yeah, they are designated in the back of the manual for the rear shocks. They also fit on the front. The Kit should come with the extra metal U brackets needed to mount them and all the additional hardware is in the shock kit. I do not remember if the kit comes with only two or all 4 of the U brackets but you may have some extras from other kits. If not let me know, I have extras here! I have not driven it yet with the oil shocks on it as it was dark by the time I got done with this last night. I assume since the fronts are not mentioned in the manual they intend it to be run with the friction ones but I can only imagine the oil ones are vastly better and more tunable. The shock kit comes with two spring rates as well. I just got mine off of Amazon for like $15 bucks a pair.
It is a handy lil bugger isn't it!! I would have passed it off as a gimmick but I have bent and lost a few of these clips in the past so figured I would try it out. I am glad I did!!!
Glad it helped. It does take a few times using it to get the hang of it but it really does help prevent flinging them across the room! It also helps prevent bending the larger ones too, I have done that a few times with pliers!
Damn very interesting information, I was getting tired of using the pain in the ass long head pliers and the E-clips still flies all over the place, this is an interesting tool thanks for showing and recommending Adam! Now I’m gonna go buy a pair, I am already at my 15th tamiya RC build this tool is a must have! 😊
It is a handy tool, I use mine all the time. It is not perfect but I don't think anything will ever be perfect for those fiddly little nightmares LOL!!! It does help out a lot and once you have figured out the way to use it well it is indispensable!
Right? Most of the time I fair pretty well with them but this takes all the worry about sending one into orbit! I know there are one or two out there never to be seen again! Thanks for checking it out!
It is worth the $15-20 (or Pound equivalent) to not be frustrated while trying to get them in! It does take a moment to get used to loading them but after one or two they pop right into the tool and life is less stressful!!
Good video man, It's nice to switch it up and really hits the passion home when you talk about tools to make yours and others lives easier when doing builds. Cool switch up!
Yeah, if it were just a gimicky thing I would not have shared it but I know a lot of guy really hate these clips and this is a huge help. I used to scoff at fancy tools and stuff like this but have realized after years of doing stuff the hard way these tools can take a tedious job and turn it into something.much more enjoyable and rewarding.
It is a handy one! It takes one or two to get the hang of how to use it well but once you figure it out it makes it so much easier and less chance of sending one of the clips into orbit!
It is a nice one to have on hand. I wasn't sure if it was just a gimmick or a truly good tool but it really does work really well and is helpful for sure!!
Yeah, it isn't often I run across something like this but I figured I'd share it with everyone as most of us get e-clip.anxiety!!! Thankfully I have only sent a few into low orbit never to be seen again!! It just makes life easier and. I am all about that!!
Yeah gone are the days of just sitting there and seeing everything perfectly. now it lean forward, lean back, pick up the manual to get an up close look, etc.!!! I feel like an old camera on auto focus where it has to zoom in and out all the time to find the right focal point!!
Cool, glad you found the video useful! It is a simple one trick pony but it does that one thing really well!! The right tool can make a pain in the butt job a lot easier sometimes!!
It is a really handy little tool!! It is a one trick pony but it does that one thing very well!! Sure beats the frustration of chasing that little clip around with pliers or worse having to find it once it took off on you!!
Hey great demo Addam. I do need one of these as I've lost a few of those clips over the years and they are a bit of a fiddle to do. The tool is £23 here which is a bit steep but still worth it I reckon. Thanks for sharing 🙂
Yeah, not a cheap one but it should last for a very long time. It is certainly not a required one but once you figure it out it sure makes putting them on a lot easier. I have not tried it with the larger clips but I know I have bent a few trying to get them on with pliers so I think this will prevent that from happening. I guess I am gonna have to order a new kit that has those larger clips in it to fully test it out!! 😂
LOL, right!?!? It is a very handy little tool! It is kind of a one trick pony but it does that one thing very well and make this process a lot easier! I appreciate the kind words and for you stopping by and checking it out!
Always appreciate the info. If your like me. I can launch an E-clip 20ft! Although using the tool I will miss out on the record breaking launch attempts. LOL Always a pleasure. Right on Brother 💪
Thankfully I have only sent a couple into low orbit never to be found again! They can be frustrating and the older I get the more fiddly they become! It is just one of those tools that you only use for one purpose but it does that one thing very well. I am all about something that makes things easier!!
Nice tool Addam👍, so tempting to buy one. I bet I keep putting it off and one day P'TING one will go flying across the room lost forever 😭😂and I'll be cursing I didn't get one haha Thanks for sharing your video Addam👍🦘🇦🇺
LoL, it is one of those nice to have things that makes building just that more relaxing. I have done it for years with just pliers and been pretty lucky to have only sent a few into low orbit but the old eyes and blunt fingers struggle a little more each year!!
@@AddamsPlayground Hahaaa too funny but sadly too true mate 😂. I will buy one but in Oz they're super expensive online , I'll have a look in our local tool shops.
Addam, Awesome review of the Dynamite E-Clip tool, seen them for years but as you said, old habits die hard, so I never got one. Now I'm second guessing my thoughts. Old eyes for sure, as well as phalange impaired people, can really benefit from such tool. Great video my friend!!!!
Yeah, for years I scoffed at fancy tools like this and continued to do it the hard way and found over the last few years these types of tools make life easier and building more relaxing. $15 bucks is not a lot to pay to avoid spending 20 or more minute on you hands and knees crawling around and cussing to try and find the @-#&$++!?# last clip on the floor to be able to move on with the build!!!
Hi there, the first time I saw this tool, it was used by Keith at the RC Icons channel, and I was tempted to buy one, but I also was wondering if it does the job as prompted. After your demonstration in this video, I definately will buy one. That tool should make using e-clips way more easier. Thank you for showing us!
That must have been where I saw it. I had checked a bunch of the smaller channels I watch all the time and couldn't figure out where I saw it from. So thank you for helping solve that riddle, I swear I can retain information, just can't remember where I found it!!! It sounds a little gimmicky and it is kind of a one trick pony but it does what it does very well and saves the frustration of chasing that little clip around with pliers or worse crawling around looking for where it went flying to!! Thanks for stopping by and checking it out!!
It is one of those things that makes life easier! Wish I could remember what channel I saw it on but it was weeks ago and I have probably watched 100s of videos since then!!
@@3dman875 dude that is awesome!! It is a fun one to drive and a pretty easy build. I have one here I plan on making into something but have not gotten to it yet. I will get to it eventually! I have been putting it off due to the level of effort it is going to be to do it the way I want. I am sure you are going to make yours look really cool!!!
Yes I'm i had one long time ago when they first came out i got it gave to me the man that had it drive it in to the ground i had to redo it and I really enjoy it
I mostly use them on shock build but I do have a couple cars where the suspension pins are held in by the clips so it is worth it to avoid the frustration of fighting with them. Just like any other specialty tool, you only need it when you need it!! Thanks for checking it out!!
Thankfully I have a tile floor in my assembly space so it is usually easy enough to find things. Occasionally they disappear completely! There are at least a dozen or more screws and clips that have been accepted by the RC gods and are gone for good!! LoL 😂🤣🤣
Hi there Addam, I’m always up for playing with my tool! ( oh er! 🤣😂🤣 ) great little video and a great little tool, wonder if it’s available in the UK too. Will get one, because I’ve had many of an ‘E’ clip sent across the room and lost forever. take care and best wishes to you and the family 😉😁😊
I browsed around before buying mine and there are some others I found but they seem to be larger ones more for mechanic and industrial use. I am sure Dynamite distributes over there, at least I hope so and didn't get everyone's hopes up for nothing!
It can, from my experience it work fairly well in removing them but it is a little more fiddly. It is still easier then stabbing yourself with a tiny flat screw driver to trying to grab them with a pair of needle nose. I just use the same or sometimes the smaller size and press on it from the opposite direction from installing them and they pop right off. You do have to have your fingers/hand there to catch it but it works fairly well.
@@AddamsPlayground Oh man I hope so, ordered the tool last night. The Kraton I bought pinions has one of those on it and I nearly cried when I saw it lol.
You are welcome! I love it for installing the e-clips! It does take a few to get the hang of it but it works great installing them. I kind of works at removing them but it is not really designed for it, at least from my experience. It will push them of but it is more fiddly than using a small flat blade screw driver which is my preferred method.
Kind of but it's much more about putting them on! You can use the fork of the tool to push them off but you have just as good of a chance of sending it into orbit as any other method of removing them!! 😂 I still use the corner of a small flat screw driver and hook into the clip and pull it off that way. My thumb keeps it from flying away the majority of the time!
It kinda works but it definitely more suited for installing. You have to take a smaller size end of the tool (say a 2mm size for a 3mm clip) and just press against the clip and it will pop it off the shaft. It does want to turn them into projectiles doing so so you need a hand or a rag behind the clip to prevent it from being launched into orbit! I have done it a few times and to be honest it is just about as fiddly as any other method of removing them and the chance of rocketing one is about the same as most other ways. Installing is really the strong suit of the tool.
Technically you can but I still prefer to use a small flat blade screwdriver as I can keep them from pinging off into the ether a little better. I have used it to pop them off by taking the next smaller sized down from what the clip is and pushing against the open end of the clip. It works but I much prefer my old school way of using the screw driver to gently pry it off with my finger in the way of it flying off to not be found again!
I bought one. It doesn't work when you can't approach the clip from the side because of obstructions. If anyone has found anything better, please let me know.
I have only had an issue once or twice with a couple suspension pins. Sorry it did work out well for you. The only others I have seen are overall similar in the design as it is metal rod with the clip holder on the end. Hopefully one of the others in the comments may be able to help out.
No it only helps with putting them on really. I have done it to take them off by using a smaller section and pushing it from the open end but it doesn't work great and the chances of it flying across the room is just as good if not worse then any other way!
@@ShipyardWelder it is really only good for installing them. I have used a size down and pushed them off with it but the odds of the clip flying off into the void is greatly increased!
They can be fiddly for sure! I have not used it on the larger ones but I have bent those trying to get them on with pliers so I am hoping it will help with those too! It is a nice one to have in the tool box!!
Usually if the get bent or stretched I replace them. The tool may help a little for stretched out ones to compress them back to close to the original shape but I am not sure. I have trust issue with reusing damaged ones!! LOL!
It is a handy little tool, I love it for helping to build shocks! It takes a few times to get the hang of it but once you do it is terrific! There are links in the description of the video to Amazon, Amain, Horizon and Tower Hobbies.
If you use a smaller size you can press it against the open end and it will push it off, usually. So for a 2mm clip use the 1.5mm one and get it lined up with the open end and it will usually pop it right off. You want to put you finger behind the clip to keep it from shooting off. In case where you really can't do that, some hinge pins and similar tight spaces it won't work and you will have to resort to small flat screw drivers, picks or any other pokey, hooky things you normally would use!
It will but it is not as easy as putting them on and it has it limits. I have used it a few time to remove them by taking a size down section and using it to push them off at the opening. So if it is a 2mm clip I will use a 1.5mm tool section and put it on the clip at the opening and it will slide it off the rod. If it is on a hinge pin then you may not be able to get it off like that was sometimes they only go on and off in on direction. It is not really designed from what I can tell to be a removal tool but it does work in a lot of cases but it is an easier installation than removal.
Yeah I am sure working on the construction stuff and just general building and maintenance you have to fiddle with the them often! It is one of those tools that only serves one purpose but it does it very well!
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And never forget the most important thing of all to have when working with any E-clip - a spare E-clip, so you can still finish the project after it goes flying across the shop never to be seen again.
Yeah, you know it is a global problem when they give you a couple extra in every kit!
I always thought eclips were miniature model airplanes given how well they fly across the room!😂🤣
After seeing your demonstration and explanation, I may need to get one!
Great job Addam!👍😊
I have been lucky only 1 in about 50 have actually sailed across the room but when they do they are gone! It is a simple little thing that just makes life easier!!!
@@AddamsPlayground are those shocks you got for the Lunchbox a direct bolt on?
@@HaydadRC Yeah, they are designated in the back of the manual for the rear shocks. They also fit on the front. The Kit should come with the extra metal U brackets needed to mount them and all the additional hardware is in the shock kit. I do not remember if the kit comes with only two or all 4 of the U brackets but you may have some extras from other kits. If not let me know, I have extras here! I have not driven it yet with the oil shocks on it as it was dark by the time I got done with this last night. I assume since the fronts are not mentioned in the manual they intend it to be run with the friction ones but I can only imagine the oil ones are vastly better and more tunable. The shock kit comes with two spring rates as well. I just got mine off of Amazon for like $15 bucks a pair.
Addam, I bought mine last year... And can't live without it!!! 👌👍👍😎😎😎
It is a handy lil bugger isn't it!! I would have passed it off as a gimmick but I have bent and lost a few of these clips in the past so figured I would try it out. I am glad I did!!!
That demonstration of the tool was super helpful. Thanks so much.
Glad it helped. It does take a few times using it to get the hang of it but it really does help prevent flinging them across the room! It also helps prevent bending the larger ones too, I have done that a few times with pliers!
Revolutiuonary! Terrific review! Almost lost an eye or two between e-clips and snap rings...👍👍👍
Yeah those little things fly off in any direction they feel like!! Sometimes in directions that make no sense at all!! 😂
Damn very interesting information, I was getting tired of using the pain in the ass long head pliers and the E-clips still flies all over the place, this is an interesting tool thanks for showing and recommending Adam! Now I’m gonna go buy a pair, I am already at my 15th tamiya RC build this tool is a must have! 😊
It is a handy tool, I use mine all the time. It is not perfect but I don't think anything will ever be perfect for those fiddly little nightmares LOL!!! It does help out a lot and once you have figured out the way to use it well it is indispensable!
What a great tool for those little aggravating clips!
Right? Most of the time I fair pretty well with them but this takes all the worry about sending one into orbit! I know there are one or two out there never to be seen again! Thanks for checking it out!
Great video Addam, been looking into this as the Schumacher Cougar Classic has a load of e clips.
It is worth the $15-20 (or Pound equivalent) to not be frustrated while trying to get them in! It does take a moment to get used to loading them but after one or two they pop right into the tool and life is less stressful!!
Good video man, It's nice to switch it up and really hits the passion home when you talk about tools to make yours and others lives easier when doing builds. Cool switch up!
Yeah, if it were just a gimicky thing I would not have shared it but I know a lot of guy really hate these clips and this is a huge help. I used to scoff at fancy tools and stuff like this but have realized after years of doing stuff the hard way these tools can take a tedious job and turn it into something.much more enjoyable and rewarding.
Ok, this is genius.!! Looks like it is from another planet...LOL.! But it does work, works pretty darn good. 👍👍😃
One of those tools that only serves one purpose but works really well at it!! It will also pop them off easily too if needed for disassembly.
@@AddamsPlayground so cool.!
What a great idea!! Gotta get me one of those tools!!
It is a handy one! It takes one or two to get the hang of how to use it well but once you figure it out it makes it so much easier and less chance of sending one of the clips into orbit!
That's a great tool. Thanks for showing
It is a nice one to have on hand. I wasn't sure if it was just a gimmick or a truly good tool but it really does work really well and is helpful for sure!!
Just out one on order, so many years of e-clip headache could have been averted by this handy little tool. Absolutely epic find brother!!
Yeah, it isn't often I run across something like this but I figured I'd share it with everyone as most of us get e-clip.anxiety!!! Thankfully I have only sent a few into low orbit never to be seen again!! It just makes life easier and. I am all about that!!
That is a nice tool. Old Eyes are not good! we need more tools! LOL!!
Yeah gone are the days of just sitting there and seeing everything perfectly. now it lean forward, lean back, pick up the manual to get an up close look, etc.!!! I feel like an old camera on auto focus where it has to zoom in and out all the time to find the right focal point!!
@@AddamsPlayground Now the old camera focus is spot on!! LOL!!!
Just ordered mine. Thank you
Cool, glad you found the video useful! It is a simple one trick pony but it does that one thing really well!! The right tool can make a pain in the butt job a lot easier sometimes!!
That’s a great tool for dealing with e-clips!👍😊
I was pretty impressed with it and figured it may help others out with those annoyingly tiny clips!
@@AddamsPlayground they can be frustrating to deal with for sure.😂
Awesome tool. Never seen these before. I'll get one.
It is a really handy little tool!! It is a one trick pony but it does that one thing very well!! Sure beats the frustration of chasing that little clip around with pliers or worse having to find it once it took off on you!!
Nice. Good to know
It is one of those tools you didn't know you needed until you get one!
Hey great demo Addam. I do need one of these as I've lost a few of those clips over the years and they are a bit of a fiddle to do. The tool is £23 here which is a bit steep but still worth it I reckon. Thanks for sharing 🙂
Yeah, not a cheap one but it should last for a very long time. It is certainly not a required one but once you figure it out it sure makes putting them on a lot easier. I have not tried it with the larger clips but I know I have bent a few trying to get them on with pliers so I think this will prevent that from happening. I guess I am gonna have to order a new kit that has those larger clips in it to fully test it out!! 😂
What sorcery is this? I remember my first shock build thinking "how the hell do people make these!? " hahaha awesome channel sir!
LOL, right!?!? It is a very handy little tool! It is kind of a one trick pony but it does that one thing very well and make this process a lot easier! I appreciate the kind words and for you stopping by and checking it out!
Always appreciate the info. If your like me. I can launch an E-clip 20ft! Although using the tool I will miss out on the record breaking launch attempts. LOL Always a pleasure. Right on Brother 💪
Thankfully I have only sent a couple into low orbit never to be found again! They can be frustrating and the older I get the more fiddly they become! It is just one of those tools that you only use for one purpose but it does that one thing very well. I am all about something that makes things easier!!
Nice tool to carry on the field. Bravo Addam! Ciao Nanni
Yes! It is small enough to fit into almost any tool kit! It may only do one thing but it does that one thing very well!!
@@AddamsPlayground This is important, Ciao
Nice tool Addam👍, so tempting to buy one. I bet I keep putting it off and one day P'TING one will go flying across the room lost forever 😭😂and I'll be cursing I didn't get one haha
Thanks for sharing your video Addam👍🦘🇦🇺
LoL, it is one of those nice to have things that makes building just that more relaxing. I have done it for years with just pliers and been pretty lucky to have only sent a few into low orbit but the old eyes and blunt fingers struggle a little more each year!!
@@AddamsPlayground
Hahaaa too funny but sadly too true mate 😂.
I will buy one but in Oz they're super expensive online , I'll have a look in our local tool shops.
Cool e-clip tool, great review
Thanks bud, it is a handy little thing. Not a required tool but one the does make building anything with those clips a lot easier!
@@AddamsPlayground 😁👍
Addam, Awesome review of the Dynamite E-Clip tool, seen them for years but as you said, old habits die hard, so I never got one. Now I'm second guessing my thoughts. Old eyes for sure, as well as phalange impaired people, can really benefit from such tool. Great video my friend!!!!
Yeah, for years I scoffed at fancy tools like this and continued to do it the hard way and found over the last few years these types of tools make life easier and building more relaxing. $15 bucks is not a lot to pay to avoid spending 20 or more minute on you hands and knees crawling around and cussing to try and find the @-#&$++!?# last clip on the floor to be able to move on with the build!!!
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Hi there,
the first time I saw this tool, it was used by Keith at the RC Icons channel, and I was tempted to buy one, but I also was wondering if it does the job as prompted.
After your demonstration in this video, I definately will buy one.
That tool should make using e-clips way more easier.
Thank you for showing us!
That must have been where I saw it. I had checked a bunch of the smaller channels I watch all the time and couldn't figure out where I saw it from. So thank you for helping solve that riddle, I swear I can retain information, just can't remember where I found it!!! It sounds a little gimmicky and it is kind of a one trick pony but it does what it does very well and saves the frustration of chasing that little clip around with pliers or worse crawling around looking for where it went flying to!! Thanks for stopping by and checking it out!!
That is so cool i really enjoy the information about this thanks addam
It is one of those things that makes life easier! Wish I could remember what channel I saw it on but it was weeks ago and I have probably watched 100s of videos since then!!
I got a box from the rc elf he sent me a new truck mindnight pumpkin
@@3dman875 dude that is awesome!! It is a fun one to drive and a pretty easy build. I have one here I plan on making into something but have not gotten to it yet. I will get to it eventually! I have been putting it off due to the level of effort it is going to be to do it the way I want. I am sure you are going to make yours look really cool!!!
Yes I'm i had one long time ago when they first came out i got it gave to me the man that had it drive it in to the ground i had to redo it and I really enjoy it
Great video pal😊👍 I'm lucky at minute I haven't got anything that uses them 😂😁 🙋♂️
I mostly use them on shock build but I do have a couple cars where the suspension pins are held in by the clips so it is worth it to avoid the frustration of fighting with them. Just like any other specialty tool, you only need it when you need it!! Thanks for checking it out!!
Can never have inuf tools always buying a tool for something 😁 it's a pleasure pal just wish I had a bit more time keep missing a few 😔
Thanks
It really helps a lot with the pesky shock top clips and also the hinge pin clips where it can be a pain to get in there with pliers!
nice tool, very useful bro👍😀
It is one of those tools that only has one purpose but it is really good at doing that one thing! Just a little something to make life easier!
I usually have to make a sacrifice of a screw or a clip to the floor gods during the construction of any model.
Thankfully I have a tile floor in my assembly space so it is usually easy enough to find things. Occasionally they disappear completely! There are at least a dozen or more screws and clips that have been accepted by the RC gods and are gone for good!! LoL 😂🤣🤣
@@AddamsPlayground I have a hardwood floor, but about the same result.
Hi there Addam, I’m always up for playing with my tool! ( oh er! 🤣😂🤣 ) great little video and a great little tool, wonder if it’s available in the UK too. Will get one, because I’ve had many of an ‘E’ clip sent across the room and lost forever. take care and best wishes to you and the family 😉😁😊
I browsed around before buying mine and there are some others I found but they seem to be larger ones more for mechanic and industrial use. I am sure Dynamite distributes over there, at least I hope so and didn't get everyone's hopes up for nothing!
It will be well worth price to save the aggravation. I have "e" chips all over the basement where I work on r/c cars.
Thankfully I have only sent a few flying into no-man's-land!! It is a whole lot less fiddly than using pliers!
Reminds me of a spark plug gauge.
Yeah kinda
Looks amazing for putting them on, but can you use the tool to take them off?
It can, from my experience it work fairly well in removing them but it is a little more fiddly. It is still easier then stabbing yourself with a tiny flat screw driver to trying to grab them with a pair of needle nose. I just use the same or sometimes the smaller size and press on it from the opposite direction from installing them and they pop right off. You do have to have your fingers/hand there to catch it but it works fairly well.
@@AddamsPlayground Oh man I hope so, ordered the tool last night. The Kraton I bought pinions has one of those on it and I nearly cried when I saw it lol.
@@ZeuZLoD I hope it helps out, it should. I love mine!
Thanks for the video. Does this tool also remove the e-clips? PLMK. Thanks again.
You are welcome! I love it for installing the e-clips! It does take a few to get the hang of it but it works great installing them. I kind of works at removing them but it is not really designed for it, at least from my experience. It will push them of but it is more fiddly than using a small flat blade screw driver which is my preferred method.
Wish I had the money to buy one.
It is a handy little thing but something we have all lived without for years.
When will it be restocked on Amazon?
A quick search and it looks to be out of stock everywhere at the moment..
How much are those shocks for the midnight pumpkin and lunch boxes?
I got them recently on Amazon for about $17 a pair. They are the 50520 shock set.
can that tool be used to REMOVE the E-clip as well?--thanks
Kind of but it's much more about putting them on! You can use the fork of the tool to push them off but you have just as good of a chance of sending it into orbit as any other method of removing them!! 😂 I still use the corner of a small flat screw driver and hook into the clip and pull it off that way. My thumb keeps it from flying away the majority of the time!
how do you use this tool to remove e-clips?
It kinda works but it definitely more suited for installing. You have to take a smaller size end of the tool (say a 2mm size for a 3mm clip) and just press against the clip and it will pop it off the shaft. It does want to turn them into projectiles doing so so you need a hand or a rag behind the clip to prevent it from being launched into orbit! I have done it a few times and to be honest it is just about as fiddly as any other method of removing them and the chance of rocketing one is about the same as most other ways. Installing is really the strong suit of the tool.
Do you use the same tool to remove these e clips? Or is that a different tool?
Technically you can but I still prefer to use a small flat blade screwdriver as I can keep them from pinging off into the ether a little better. I have used it to pop them off by taking the next smaller sized down from what the clip is and pushing against the open end of the clip. It works but I much prefer my old school way of using the screw driver to gently pry it off with my finger in the way of it flying off to not be found again!
I bought one. It doesn't work when you can't approach the clip from the side because of obstructions. If anyone has found anything better, please let me know.
I have only had an issue once or twice with a couple suspension pins. Sorry it did work out well for you. The only others I have seen are overall similar in the design as it is metal rod with the clip holder on the end. Hopefully one of the others in the comments may be able to help out.
how do you take them off will this work for that too
No it only helps with putting them on really. I have done it to take them off by using a smaller section and pushing it from the open end but it doesn't work great and the chances of it flying across the room is just as good if not worse then any other way!
Does it only install.or does it remove e clips too ?
@@ShipyardWelder it is really only good for installing them. I have used a size down and pushed them off with it but the odds of the clip flying off into the void is greatly increased!
Great tool. E-clips can be so annoying.
They can be fiddly for sure! I have not used it on the larger ones but I have bent those trying to get them on with pliers so I am hoping it will help with those too! It is a nice one to have in the tool box!!
Once you launch one off are they bent or widened or can it be reused?
Usually if the get bent or stretched I replace them. The tool may help a little for stretched out ones to compress them back to close to the original shape but I am not sure. I have trust issue with reusing damaged ones!! LOL!
@@AddamsPlayground I hear you. Thanks for your reply.
I need this. Where can I get it?
It is a handy little tool, I love it for helping to build shocks! It takes a few times to get the hang of it but once you do it is terrific! There are links in the description of the video to Amazon, Amain, Horizon and Tower Hobbies.
How do I use the tool to remove the clips?
If you use a smaller size you can press it against the open end and it will push it off, usually. So for a 2mm clip use the 1.5mm one and get it lined up with the open end and it will usually pop it right off. You want to put you finger behind the clip to keep it from shooting off. In case where you really can't do that, some hinge pins and similar tight spaces it won't work and you will have to resort to small flat screw drivers, picks or any other pokey, hooky things you normally would use!
Does it take them off?
It will but it is not as easy as putting them on and it has it limits. I have used it a few time to remove them by taking a size down section and using it to push them off at the opening. So if it is a 2mm clip I will use a 1.5mm tool section and put it on the clip at the opening and it will slide it off the rod. If it is on a hinge pin then you may not be able to get it off like that was sometimes they only go on and off in on direction. It is not really designed from what I can tell to be a removal tool but it does work in a lot of cases but it is an easier installation than removal.
Thanks
Looks like a top tool mate, always losing those clips
Yeah I am sure working on the construction stuff and just general building and maintenance you have to fiddle with the them often! It is one of those tools that only serves one purpose but it does it very well!
How to buying tools
There are some links to places where they are available in the US in the video description.
Or you can buy the fasttrax one £8 gbp
I have not seen them before... for that much I may get one if I can find one local, with the shipping it costs more to get one here to the US.
You'll get em on us ebay ,fasttrax e clip tool
@@chris-ip4pk yeah I checked but the only ones I found were $13 +$13 for shipping.