c clip tips on door lock assembly

[chungeez]

bottom lever on my door lock snapped just like https://www.edmunds.com/acura/nsx/1991/long-term-road-test/1991-acura-nsx-fixing-the-door.html

i CANNOT for the life of me manage the stupid c clip on the hinge pin. got some help getting it off, replaced everything and now i need to get the c clip back on. any suggestions on what to do here? every time i try to push it on it goes flying off.

hellllllllp. please.

 

[Old Guy]

Usually not an issue unless the C clip is really tiny. Use forceps or self closing tweezers to hold the clip with the open end positioned in the retaining groove and then use needle nose pliers to squeeze the clip into the groove. Laying out something like an old cotton bed sheet on the floor under the work area can be useful if the clip happens to pop out of the forceps and go flying before it gets locked in place on the shaft. It won't bounce as far on the sheet and it is much easier to spot than on your typical garage floor.

 

[chungeez]

in case anybody else has this problem and comes across this thread, i spent hours with all manner of pliers trying to make this work and then finally found this:

https://www.amazon.com/Duratrax-Ult...ocphy=9032178&hvtargid=pla-571335062073&psc=1

after it arrived it took like 30 seconds to get it on. save yourself the time. get it.