Fitting pistons on rods......How?

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Sep 23, 2004 | 12:10 PM

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Fitting pistons on rods......How?

As above with regards to zetec pistons and rods.

Are they easy to do or is it a engine shop job?

I've been told they do it by heat treating them!!!

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Sep 23, 2004 | 12:11 PM

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heat and pressed in

engineers shop mate, as you dont want to damage the piston skirt.

only cost ya about £10

Sep 23, 2004 | 12:13 PM

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only cost ya about £10

Per piston??

Thanks

Sep 23, 2004 | 12:14 PM

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no

for all of them.

Sep 23, 2004 | 12:22 PM

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cost me 15 quid to get my rods pistons put on my rods.. any engine/remanufacturing place will do it.

Sep 23, 2004 | 12:25 PM

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Can it be done with a couple of sockets in a vice to pust the gudgeon pins in and out?

Sep 23, 2004 | 12:28 PM

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do you need to take the old pistons off the rods? if you are trying to do this then it will require a hell of a lot of force to get the pin out!
Same goes for getting them in really.

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Sep 23, 2004 | 12:35 PM

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I will be changing rods, so keeping old pistons.

Sep 23, 2004 | 02:03 PM

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when you find somewhere to do this, could you lemme know please matey- im gona be looking for somwhere to do all of the work on my 2l, ready for me to put together!
cheers!

Sep 23, 2004 | 02:05 PM

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Hello mate,

Try these people www.minister-power.com

They are ford Zetec and Duratec Specialists and are located in Chatham Just off Junction 3 of M2

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Sep 23, 2004 | 02:13 PM

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top stuff!
right click, save site- cheers matey!!

Sep 23, 2004 | 02:44 PM

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careful! very tricky job. Your not supposed to do it, as the pistons are usually scrap - its normally the rods u save - not the piston. It has to be done with heat, as little as possible, and NOT pressed on!

Sep 23, 2004 | 02:45 PM

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Oh god, i can see this all going tits up

I just spoke with a local engine shop who refused to do it as they always break the piston

Sep 23, 2004 | 02:46 PM

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told you!

I know Karl can do it

Sep 23, 2004 | 02:55 PM

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what pistons / rods are you going to use?

Sep 23, 2004 | 03:12 PM

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Farndon steel rods (fully floating small ends), Accralite pistons.

Problem is getting old con rods off.

Sep 23, 2004 | 03:16 PM

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Who reacons i can cut the small end off without damaging the gudgeon pin??

I bet i can

Sep 23, 2004 | 08:05 PM

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Buy new pistons you tight fisted twat!

Are the Accralites also fully floating to match the rods?

Sep 23, 2004 | 08:51 PM

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I have a 14lbs Sledge hammer and punch if thats anygood?

But seriously Karl may be the 1 to help you m8.

Sep 23, 2004 | 09:32 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by DazC

Buy new pistons you tight fisted twat!

Are the Accralites also fully floating to match the rods?

Not at £120 each

Yeah accralites are fully floating as well.

Sep 23, 2004 | 10:16 PM

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Don't even dream of trying this.

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