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[TheDangleShow]

Anyone know what that clip is called that holds the pin in place for the footpegs? Its like a horseshoe looking thing with two holes at each end. How do you remove these things!!!

[Cvostu]

That's a snap ring.  Go to the hardware store and buy a pair of snap ring pliers.  Don't even attempt that without them.  Won't be pretty.

[TheDangleShow]

Thanks, yeah it was about to get ugly lol

[Cvostu]

Painful too.  Especially when a screwdriver slips.   

[Dead_Reckoning]

Thanks, yeah it was about to get ugly lol

There is and Inside and Outside Snapring.
Does it look like you have to spread it open to get it off or compress it to get it off?

[Cvostu]

That clip is spread open to remove or to install. The snap ring pliers has 2 small pins that are inserted in the holes on the snap ring.  Then expanded to open.  Then lift off or put back on.

[biker0051]

If you have to ask "what" it is, perhaps you shouldn't try to change anything. I'm a MMI '94 graduate. Most times I had to repair something it was because the owner didn't know what they were doing and complained about the bikes being junk and denied doing anywork on their own. Just saying....  it's your bike, if you want to work on it that's fine. But bear in mind, you have no cage to protect you from anything in a accident. And if you do attempt any work and it doesn't seem right, please tell us what you were attempting to do. It might be cheaper than me spending a hour on your dime trying to figure out what's wrong. Like the guy that wanted to clean his caliper and put the pads in metal against the rotor. Cost him a rotor, pads and labor. Or the one that wanted to clean his wheel and spokes really good so he took it all apart. Managed to respoke it, but not in the right pattern, and so far out of round I don't know how he rode it in to ask what was wrong. Cost him a new rim plus labor. Actually switching which way your axle is installed can be a issue. Some guys change pipes and don't want to have to remove them everytime they want to take the wheel off. But it changes the clamping force on the swingarm and could cause major issues(death). You also have to be careful about installing braided brake lines. Not all are DOT approved. They could burst and you won't have brakes. Guys would want the cheap stuff. I'd advise against it. I wasn't out to rip them off. But I wasn't about to endanger them. If they wanted unapproved braided brake lines they got them. But the work order stated it was no longer safe to be ridden and it was for show or off road use only. Made them trailer or truck them off the premises and initial or sign the advisory. I wasn't about to be sued by the survivors!

[TheDangleShow]

My old bike just had simple pins. I had just not dealt with these before. And yes they spread apart.

[Jack]

  since we are talking about foot pegs, has anyone spent thousands of miles reaching back
and lifting up the (rear) pegs, because it looks stupid sticking straight out after some heavy throttling ?  Let alone getting in the
way while parking your bike ?  If so, I would recommend replacing the whole pin with stainless, nylon & plastic washers, capped
with acorn nuts.  Torqued down as to prevent this from happening far too often.......

Original Post, unless you remove these "lock rings's" all the time as a mechanic, you will probably need to replace them once you
have taken them off.  If they are not perfectly flat & round "like out of the box", you are looking for trouble down the road !.......J