New way for snap ring spears

[Silver79]

Was kegging cider on my new to me Sanke keg. I've never had a snap ring keg before, only threaded ones. I used a pick, a wonderbar, 4 felt pads and a nut with a captured washer and was done in minutes. Here are some pics. I hope they can help somebody else. I've learned a lot while lurking here and would like to return the favor. Thanks for looking

 

[microbusbrewery]

What exactly are you doing here?

 

[Silver79]

Pushing down on the spear to make snap ring removal and installation go easier. That spiral wound ring was in there tight, I could not pry it out with my best picks. Pushed down with that stuff to compress the o-ring and it was done in a hurry. Plus, on the way back in, no chewing up the flange with a channel locks.