Molotov256
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Minor Complications
I received my Pirate Cycles package the other day (quick shipping from them this time around!), and I'm having a **** of a time getting the piston to slide back into the cylinder now with new rings on it. I ended up breaking one of them, so I'll have to order a new set anyhow, so I've got some time on my hands again
I tried the hose clamp and soup can method, and that didn't work well at all because the soup can was too big to slide into the cylinder enough to be of any use. I got the top ring in by hand, but then I noticed the bottom one was broken, so I just left the engine apart and grabbed a beer instead of throwing the @#!$ thing across the garage.
So... how do I get the piston back into the cylinder with new rings on it?
As for the head bolt discussion, my engine happens to have 8mm 1.00 thread studs as well. The new bolts from Pirate Cycles are for 1.25 thread pitch, just in case anybody was planning on ordering engine studs through them. Double check your existing thread pitch first!
I received my Pirate Cycles package the other day (quick shipping from them this time around!), and I'm having a **** of a time getting the piston to slide back into the cylinder now with new rings on it. I ended up breaking one of them, so I'll have to order a new set anyhow, so I've got some time on my hands again
I tried the hose clamp and soup can method, and that didn't work well at all because the soup can was too big to slide into the cylinder enough to be of any use. I got the top ring in by hand, but then I noticed the bottom one was broken, so I just left the engine apart and grabbed a beer instead of throwing the @#!$ thing across the garage.
So... how do I get the piston back into the cylinder with new rings on it?
As for the head bolt discussion, my engine happens to have 8mm 1.00 thread studs as well. The new bolts from Pirate Cycles are for 1.25 thread pitch, just in case anybody was planning on ordering engine studs through them. Double check your existing thread pitch first!