Plastic panel clips

[Crewchief47]

After skinning the back of my hand on the front spring nut trying to remove one of these clips, I got to thinking there must be a better way than a screwdriver. Anybody come up with a tool or have any suggestions to make life easier and a little less bloody?

 

[Viper_Dave]

HEY, I thought you were a TOOLMAKER, EH? SHouln't ya be able too come up wid sumpin EH? LOL!!!

 

[NOS-PRO]

I fixed up a pair of needle nose pliers and ground them to a sharper flat, so you can grab and pull instead of poke and slice.

 

[skidooboy]

make sure to order about 10 or so for stock at home, they dont like mutiple usings. LOL! i have 20 here LOL!!! got to be a better clip to use than that. ski

 

[Crewchief47]

I were a tool maker, now I'm just a lowly production shlub. I had the needle nose thought run though my head ala Nos-pro but was looking to see if there were other ideas out there. someone is always building the better mouse trap, Eh!

 

[spider74man]

you could replace those clip with an insert. (like the ones that come with the ultra plate) and then you have a screw to undo insted. I did that for the all of mine. only the ones I knew I would be constantly be removing. like the belly pan for oil changes and such.. just an idea but they work great.

 

[Nytro40th]

were did you get the inserts, I have a damaged one to replace. If there is a order # what is it.

 

[AKrider]

Funny to find this thread after just coming in from working on my sled and thinking (Why the fu_k did they use so many of these stupid @ss plastic fasteners?) I used a screw driver to get mine out and had the same thought about them not holding up to repeated use.

 

[08NitroRTX]

Well the first time I took the sled down I used two knives and slow raised each side..... worked ok but even then I damaged one or two...

Yesterday I took it completely down to the frame...
I used a sharp tiny pick (good quality one with the round end!) I would just stick the pointed end into the side of center section (where one could grab with pliers if the back of the jaws were thin enough) and once I sunk some of the pick into the plastic PULL! worthless pieces of plastic pops right out!!! ... Now I'm going to go find where I can buy them by thr 100s!!! Because I'm NOT reusing these again! Not the best way but takes about 2 sec per and most could be reused....

 

[Nytro40th]

let us know if you find out how to get them and if there is a order #

 

[08NitroRTX]

Currently you can get then from your dealer.. But I look at them as being disosable so I want them cheaper...

 

[spider74man]

You can pick up the inserts at any local acklands or greggs distributing. I would imagine that most nut and bolt places also carry them... I get them at my work and they sure work well....Also the brass inserts are better than the aluminum ( aluminum will eventually corrode with any steel contact, plus are softer and will therefore strip easier). The brass coated are harder to squish too so a little more effort is required. So use brass coated only on steel and aluminum on aluminum...

 

[Bodacious]

Yamaha Part Number????? anyone?????

 

[Crewchief47]

90269-08006-00

From the Yamaha parts finder link.
08 FX Nytro MTX, under Shroud, item #14

 

[spider74man]

The inserts I am referring to are not a Yamaha Part. Like I said.. you can pick them up at most fastener locations... I will take some pics of wat they look like and post them tommorrow.