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Title: Advance post e-clip size
Post by: DomP on July 31, 2025, 04:18:43 PM

I'll admit it, I'm a fool!   I was disassembling my 5b550 advancer when one of the retaining e-clips shot off across my garage.  No amount of magnet searching has found it yet so im asking you kind folk if you know what size I need to buy and if they are different to off the shelf clips?  Measuring suggests 4mm.

If based on rebate diameter I think its 3mm.

Title: Re: Advance post e-clip size
Post by: Bryanj on July 31, 2025, 06:48:13 PM

VERY carefully remove the other one and use an undamaged drill shank to measure the circular "hole", that is the size to buy exras off for the 3 that will follow the first one.

TIP

Assemble it inside a plastic bag

Title: Re: Advance post e-clip size
Post by: DomP on July 31, 2025, 07:12:22 PM

That is a great tip Bryan!  Hopefully metric, a set of 300 odd various sizes is only £6 on ebay so the magnet search has been officially called off as of 1900hrs

Title: Re: Advance post e-clip size
Post by: Laverda Dave on August 01, 2025, 10:28:43 AM

The day the new ones arrive you'll find the original stuck to the sole of your shoe, sods law in action 🫩

Title: Re: Advance post e-clip size
Post by: DomP on August 01, 2025, 12:24:50 PM

Quote from: Laverda Dave on August 01, 2025, 10:28:43 AM

The day the new ones arrive you'll find the original stuck to the sole of your shoe, sods law in action 🫩

Almost certainly,  in an effort not to be beaten I've stuck a load of neodymium magnets to a bar to wave over the floor...still no joy

Title: Re: Advance post e-clip size
Post by: Bryanj on August 01, 2025, 08:41:21 PM

Is that Sods 3rd or 4th law?

Title: Re: Advance post e-clip size
Post by: DomP on August 02, 2025, 01:54:44 PM

Im not sure Bryan but it's definitely one of them!