8 1/2" External 90° Angled Precision Snap Ring Pliers

Job: Honda Fit A/C clutch (worked great with caveats). After buying a pair of snap ring pliers from the auto parts store (they were expensive, didn’t open wide enough, and broke immediately), I came to Amazon to find something higher quality. I was encouraged when I saw it stamped Germany, hoping that the craftsmanship would be high. They didn’t disappoint. When they showed up, I gave them a squeeze and you could feel the weight and quality. They would obviously open wide enough. These are extremely well made. As one reviewer mentioned, the pins won’t fit into the holes of an OEM Honda AC Clutch snap ring but did fit perfectly into the aftermarket snap ring. This wasn’t a big deal for me, but if I absolutely needed to reuse the OE snap ring, I would have filed the pins a little bit so they would fit. Not ideal but very simple solution. EDIT: they also will not fit the smaller ring, OE or aftermarket. The smaller one is closer and easier so I made do with other tools. Bottom line: great for automotive work. If I found myself needing to do more work like this, I would buy this brand in a number of sizes and tip styles.

Knipex are some of the best tools that I own.

Used on 2006 f350 front hub snap rings. Great tool—very well made—heavy duty—good value.

Works for the AC clutch on a 2006 civic. I spent hours trying stupid YouTube hacks to get those snap rings off. Once this Knipex pliers came in I had the first ring off in a couple of minutes. I was so happy I went inside and showed my wife, who was less than impressed.

Needed these to get the snap ring off the magnetic coil on the ac clutch on 2011 Honda Civic. These worked perfectly! The job isn’t easy, but these are about as easy as it’s going to get.

They feel sturdy and well-made. I have a pair of 90 degree knipex snap ring pliers that I used to take the snap ring off of a ford focus hub, so when I needed straight ones for a f350 hub I knew which brand to look for. It worked well enough on the f350 but I wish the handles were slightly longer for that particular application. It took two hands and a good bit of squeezing to open the snap ring far enough, but I did successfully get them out. They held up very well.

Perfect for Dana 60 hubs. After trying a couple different other pairs of snap ring pliers that didn't cut it, these worked perfectly. Took it out without issue. Can't recommend these enough.

I had a decent set of snap ring pliers that haven't let me down in the past, but they couldn't remove a snap ring from the axle shaft of a 08 super duty Dana 60. I tried another set and broke the tip off. So I looked online and everyone said this and one other brand are necessary to be able to reach in that deep and still have the leverage for that particular snap ring. So after all the trouble I bought this and had it of in about 10 seconds. If you have an 05+ superduty I highly recommend these pliers.

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Het is een stuk gereedschap, gezien oudere verslechten was moet een nieuwe aankoop doen.

I bought this to service some Opinel knives that I have.....wow almost as if these pliers were made for that!!

Solide et très bonne construction.

Only mistake was I did not read what size on snap rings these are used for. These are for BIG rings. I needed a smaller set yet I still kept these as they were on sale and are quality made.