 Best Piston Ring Compressor Tool, For my 2.0 Liter Type IV Motor |
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| motorvated |
 Dec 19 2019, 12:22 PM
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Member  Group: Members Posts: 282 Joined: 13-February 13 From: Colorado Member No.: 15,519 Region Association: Rocky Mountains  |
Any recommendations for a good piston ring compression tool that I can use on my 2.0 and 1.8 liter Type IV motors? I've had a couple of them and neither has worked very well on other applications, and the one I now have is giving me problems getting the pistons back into the cylinders with the new rings in place on the 2.0 liter motor.
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| roblav1 |
Dec 19 2019, 06:25 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 528 Joined: 18-September 12 From: KY Member No.: 14,943 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
I've always made them out of .060 aluminum, with two bends, with those bends held together by vice grips. I have no vices, but I do have about 6 or 7 of these I've made over the years of rebuilds.
Lots of lube is the key. |
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| Mark Henry |
Dec 19 2019, 08:29 PM
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that's what I do! Group: Members Posts: 20,065 Joined: 27-December 02 From: Port Hope, Ontario Member No.: 26 Region Association: Canada |
QUOTE(roblav1 @ Dec 19 2019, 07:25 PM)  I've always made them out of .060 aluminum, with two bends, with those bends held together by vice grips. I have no vices, but I do have about 6 or 7 of these I've made over the years of rebuilds. Lots of lube is the key. Exactly how I use my shim stock ones, I imagine I don't have to be as careful pulling mine out, motorvated if your ring compressor is no good you could cut it up and try making a band type compressor. It not like you're going fuch it up. It will cut with snips, you will have to heat the ends to take the hardness out. You also have to put a couple of divots in the band to catch the lip of the cylinder. You want the band to fully close, but just barely. |
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motorvated Best Piston Ring Compressor Tool Dec 19 2019, 12:22 PM
cuddy_k They all work pretty much the same. The trick is u... Dec 19 2019, 12:42 PM Superhawk996 Are you yanking my chain? We just had this discus... Dec 19 2019, 01:12 PM Mark Henry
Any recommendations for a good piston ring compre... Dec 19 2019, 04:34 PM
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Any recommendations for a good piston ring compr... Dec 19 2019, 06:18 PM injunmort I have had the best luck with this, have used the ... Dec 19 2019, 06:53 PM rgalla9146 Complicated and simple.
Both work.
The Hazet... Dec 19 2019, 08:04 PM Mark Henry I have a bunch of the top ones for T1 and 356, I... Dec 19 2019, 08:17 PM |
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