A & E Hand Tools Lang Tools 87 Heavy Duty Pliers with Tip Kit, Silver

This tool will help to easily remove your snap ring safely. It will not fit small snap rings unless you make them adapt but works great on larger ones. Very sturdy and will last a long time.

The device works well and makes changing out large 1.5”, 2”, 2.5” very easy to remove and install. I have not used it on larger clips yet.A decent tool that works as stated.

I had to take off a 6" snap ring, my 12" long snap on pliers could not take it off, this took it right off. Very good unit, I wish I would of bought it sooner

Working on my CTS rear diff. Spent a lot of time with needle noses, and all types of makeshift tool to get this retainer out. This tool works perfect for large retainers, worth every penny.

The tool has various tips sizes and angles that can be installed to fit different circlip hole sizes and installation orientations. There is a hex shape cutout in the tool where the tips engage which positively prevents unwanted rotation when the 90deg tips are used. A set screw then clamps down to secure the tip and to control the depth of the tips. A very robust design. i used this tool to remove/install/adjust a large XONA rotor turbo compressor cover. My large Snapon circlip pliers were an utter failure in comparison. Easy to use, very well made and highly recommend for this application!

Tool seems well made and worked well removing an extremely heavy internal snap ring. Used the copper tips, largest included, and set the tool with the snap ring still compressed on the bench. Got back to it a few minutes later and one of the tips had broken. Found the snap ring, didn’t find the broken tip, no injuries but the potential was there. Changed the tips and reinstalled the snap ring with no problem. Suspect the problem might be in the hardening of the tip. Contacted the seller immediately and after several emails, complicated by poor internet signal on my end, the seller advised me to contact the manufacturer. Don’t expect any problems there.

For an internal snap ring that is possibly an inch or 2 inside a hub assy or tube it works awesome!! For the gentleman that had a very bad experience maybe you need to learn how to use some tools safely!! Put the correct size tips on the tool, make sure the tips are set and aligned as you tighten the clamp {keep the tips straight- parallel 90 degrees} to the snap ring {THE TIPS} not the tool-- the snap ring will come out easily! Same on install-- set the snap ring on top of work piece, align and set tips in snap ring, tighten.. {I set the snap ring on top of hub- held flat with a leather glove- tightened- when ring was compressed enough it slid right in- released tool} BEST TOOL I HAVE EVER USED TO REMOVE AND REPLACE A LARGE 3 1/2" INTERNAL SNAP RING SAFELY!! No straight tips in the kit, all had a degree in them but worked flawlessly!!

This makes life so much easier when dealing with snap rings.One thing, the included tips are only for the large size rings... Like over 2.5".I modified a couple sets to fit the smaller rings as you can always buy extra tips.Overall, I love this tool. I have RA so using pliers is a literal pain for me. And when rebuilding Jonny joints, etc... They are so tight you have to press the top washer down while attempting to use the pliers.This tool allows me to easily set the ring while the joint/etc is under compression.