[SEL] piston rings

[Arnie Fero]

Hi Tom,

Put another vote in the "shims" column.  I've used the pliers on small rings but on
the bigger ones I've used the spring steel shims.  The thing I've found tricky is
that it seems that at a given time, only a couple of the shims are taking the load
and the others have a tendency to slip out.  Still and all it's worked for me.

Good luck!!

See ya,  Arnie

On Sun, April 26, 2009 8:35 pm, Germoamer at aol.com wrote:
> 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?