I have my forks nearly completely torn down.  Can anybody tell me how to remove the stopper rings from the sliders (lowers)?  I've removed the retaining clips but there seems to be no way to pull the rings without damaging them.  I have the Clymer manual and on page 272 it just says to remove them, but not how to remove them.  Thanks!

Thanks.  I was wondering if that was right or not, but didn't want to risk damaging anything.