I fabricated a circlip tool from a nice pair of spring loaded needle nose pliers I found at Lowes. Auto parts stores had nothing to help me.
I was able to disassemble the master cylinder. there wasn't much to see indicating any problem. I was able to clean it well though. I also ordered a rebuild kit for it, so I'll put it back together and see if things are functioning properly.
In the mean time, I pulled the slave cylinder off the bike and got it apart. It's varnished up really bad. I have parts soaking in a bath of Berryman's B12. Hopefully that will loosen the varnish so I can use a toothbrush to clean it up.
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