[SEL] piston rings

[rustyiron1]

Hi Tom.
What I've used on large piston rings, is two pieces of Auto wire tide into 
two loops.
Make them about 2.5"Dia, place one end on the end of the ring and the other 
over your thumb,
do this to both hands.
With the thumbs through the loop and attached to the ring ends, you should 
be able to pull the ring apart enough
to slide over the piston, and still control the ring from moving up or down 
with the rest of your hand.
Be careful I also have broken some rings!
Andy.........

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <Germoamer at aol.com>
To: <sel at lists.stationary-engine.com>
Sent: Monday, April 27, 2009 10:35 AM
Subject: [SEL] piston rings


> Over the years I have used piston ring pliers, (I have several), for 
> small
> rings, borrowed a larger set from a truck repair shop for larger  rings,
> used hacksaw blades with set removed for installation shims, and fought 
> them
> in other ways to get on the piston.  Getting ready to install some new
> rings on a 5 inch piston, and the shim method is a bear with just two 
> hands.
> Maybe it is time to invest in a large set of ring pliers. Anyone  got a
> favorite trick that they use to install the larger rings?
>
> Tom  Schmutz
> Concord,  Va.
> germoamer at AOL.com
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