| Author | Message | ||
     Bomber |
I'm in the middle of my 1250 kit install, and have a question for the experts -- the piston pins supplied with the pistons (CP brand) are tight as they can be in the bore -- I received the pistons in their original packaging, with the pins slipped into the bore on one side of the pistion (which makes sense) I cannot slide the pin any further into the piston by hand (it takes a pretty good wailing with a leather-faced hammer to budge it) in previous engine builds (non HD), when confronted with this situation, I'd pop the piston/pin assembly into the toaster oven for a bit at about 275 degrees -- so, does the same practice hold for a sporty mill? thanks for the backup, all! | ||
| Rocketman |
Soak it in hot water. Rocket | ||
| Road_thing |
That could be some kind of British insult, but I'm pretty sure he's referring to the piston, Bomber... rt | ||
| Pammy |
Heat the piston. Heat gun or torch.. | ||
| Jimidan |
What Pammy sez...you don't want water in your rings, etc. Lube it up nicely too...it will feel much better. jimidan | ||
| Rocketman |
I wouldn't put rings on a piston before it was sat on the rod with circlips in place. That's just me. Others might do it different. I have trouble watering my plants, so watering piston rings sounds like a bit of a chore to me  Rocket | ||
| Jimidan |
I guess everybody does it differently, but I am now installing the rings on the pistons, and the pistons in the cylinders before I put the pins in...for some reason, I find it easier than trying to deal with a ring compressor around all of those studs. jimidan | ||
| Rocketman |
Why do you need a ring compressor? Rocket | ||
| Jimidan |
I know some folks don't use a ring compressor, but I am just handicapped like that. I have tried doing without it before and I couldn't bear trying to work the rings into the cylinder...it sounded like I was destroying them in the process. It is so much slicker with the compressor to me. there is certainly more ways than one to do this. | ||
| Rocketman |
Ah sorry, just reread your post. You're fitting the rings on the pistons, then putting the tops of the pistons into the cylinders and then putting the pistons and cylinders onto the motor? As I read it before, I was wondering how you were going to remove the ring compressor if it's anything like the one I use, which is for car use where the piston already attached to the rod goes in from the top. Rocket | ||
| Bomber |
Rocket -- dunno bout others, but I've got one that is designed for bikes, so you can get it out from around the con rod -- thing huge hose clamp, and you've got the picture | ||
| Rocketman |
Nice one. Post a pic sometime please. Rocket | ||
| Bomber |
wilco, sir! |
