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Old Jun 22, 2007 | 03:04 PM
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Default Fitting piston rings
Can someone just give me a quick step by step.
Ive got the rings and pistons here and a compressor(with no instructions,lol) , just wondered how you get the rings on etc
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Old Jun 22, 2007 | 05:17 PM
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place all the rings in the right grooves then compress with the compresser then going in from the top, tap it in with the wooden handle from a hammer or something simmilar
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Old Jun 22, 2007 | 07:01 PM
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make sure that the ring splits are on opposite sides of each when fitting into the block as this wil cause loss of compression as the rings are new
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Old Jun 22, 2007 | 07:06 PM
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And gap the rings (at least check the gaps) prior to installation!
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Old Jun 22, 2007 | 07:07 PM
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If you can get some graphogen grease it'll help the rings bed in better
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