

| Subject: | Re: Cylinder sleeves, new problem |
| Date: | Sat, 21 Sep 2002 14:23:46 -0600 |
Ken, I was on your web site but could not find the rings by themselves. How much and how soon can I get them. And is a set for all four pistons or just one? Steve & Jo Ann Wacker Grand Junction, Co. 90 Carat 86 Syncro 01 Subaru Outback On Sat, 21 Sep 2002 15:47:59 -0400 Kenneth Wilford <kenwilfy@COMCAST.NET> writes: > I agree with Tom. If you are pulling both heads anyway, you might > as > well do all four pistons. If you have alot of patience and a > little > luck you can use a big hose clamp as a ring compressor tool. Go to > Home Depot and try to find one that is at least 3/4" wide and can > close > down to 94mm without a ton of extra clamp (or just cut the extra > clamp > off). Put a bunch of oil on the piston and have fun. After the > first > couple of trys you should get the knack of it. I have used this > method > quite a few times and it works like a charm. I have never pulled > the > piston pins in any waterboxer (so far). I have the nice Goetz rings > if > you need a set. > > Hope this helps, > Ken Wilford > John 3:16 > http://www.vanagain.com > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: s_j_wacker@JUNO.COM > Date: Saturday, September 21, 2002 2:25 pm > Subject: Cylinder sleeves, new problem > > > Thanks Tom F. for your input. After pulling the sleeve out a > little > > further, we found that the one of the rings was broken. So...we > > order a > > set of rings from BD or Ken, do we need to change all the piston > rings > > (all four pistons) or can we just change one or two without > > stressing the > > two pistons on the other side. I understand that in order to reach > the > > wrist pin on the piston we need to pull, requires removing the > first > > piston. So, change one, two or all? > > > > Thanks > > > > > > Steve & Jo Ann Wacker > > Grand Junction, Co. > > 90 Carat > > 86 Syncro > > 01 Subaru Outback > > >
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