How do you get the snap ring out of reluctor?

I did hear of that information, yes, thank you. But the reluctor can only go in one way unless you put it in upside down and it should not make any difference which slot the pin goes in ... if it's loose you'll know it and just use the other slot so it's tight. I did, however, take note of it just in case I'm even dumber than I seem.

You did set the gap at .008 using a brass feeler gauge, correct?