







49 11 A1Precision Circlip PliersFor external circlips on shafts


- Heavy duty in continuous operation: up to 10 times longer service life compared to turned tips
- With inserted tips for reliable work
- With overexpansion guard
- Large contact faces on the tips: no distortion of circlips, easy fitting
- Bolted joint: precise, zero backlash operation of pliers
- Internal opening spring, protected and captive
- Non-slip plastic coating on the handles
- Slim head style allows use in confined areas

Short assembly time, long service life
Precise grip for holding and installing circlips on shafts
In industry, as in manual trades, economically efficient work processes are key to a company's success. Assembly time = production time. Precision pliers save time. Professional tools like the Knipex 49 11 A1 precision circlip pliers enable circlips to be installed and removed from shafts in the shortest possible time. Every step works because the extremely stable, cold-formed tips immediately grip the mounting holes of the circlip and hold the circlips securely on the pliers. Precise working practices save time.
Extremely stable, inset tips: spring steel wire for long service life
Typical applications for the Knipex 49 11 A1 precision circlip pliers: circlips that have become stuck tight are removed during engine overhauls, in industrial mass production circlips are fitted to drive shafts. Made from high-density spring steel wire, the tips are hard to beat in terms of stability, making them ideal for tasks like this.
Bolted, zero backlash joint for delicate, precision work
Bolted joints like that of the Knipex 49 11 A1 precision circlip pliers can be set much more precisely than riveted joints. The bolted joint results in a very smooth movement with zero backlash. This is particularly useful not just in confined installation situations and when working with small circlips. Manual force can be excellently controlled.
Precision circlip pliers for external circlips on shafts
For ind. installation/removal of circlips on Ø10–25 mm shafts
Chrome vanadium electric steel pliers handles, oil-hardened and tempered
Inset tips made from high-density spring wire steel (piano wire) m. Ø1.3 mm
Large, straight contact surfaces behind the non-slip angled tips
Grey atramentised pliers; finely ground head
Handles with anti-slip plastic coating
Length 140mm; Net weight 100 g

Precision circlip pliers from Knipex – ideal for industry
Precision circlip pliers from Knipex are produced to the highest standards of material quality and workmanship. The piano wire tips last up to 10 times longer than turned tips. The range of Knipex precision circlip pliers is wide, as these pliers have proven themselves in industry. Professionals who use tools a lot every day rely on a quality that enables them to work easily and safely and that can withstand many years of tough service. We forge our pliers from high-quality materials, processing them with high precision on modern machine tools and hardening them through careful heat treatment. All pliers from Knipex embody over 130 years of specialist expertise.

Captive double spring
The low-friction double spring assists with gentle opening. Integrated in the handle to prevent loss.

Captive double spring
The low-friction double spring assists with gentle opening. Integrated in the handle to prevent loss.

Spring steel wire tips
The inset tips are manufactured from high density spring steel wire for long service life.

Tools cannot fall
The tips are positively inserted into the base tips through cold forming and compression.