help fitting piston rings without the right tool is there any way i can get away with fitting piston rings?

Question

whats the best way to fit rings with no tool or how can i make a tool for the job im only ever going to use it once

Answer 1

You can make an impromptue ring compressor with an empty coke can and a few jubilee clips. Cut the top and bottom off the can and cut it down one side so that it will fit your piston assembly. Lightly tighten some jubilee clips around the can until they pinch the rings into the piston. Place the hole lot over the cylinder, lowering in the big end, then gently tap the piston assembly into the bore of the cylinder with a piece of wood or strong plastic. I've had loads of success this way. A good tip is also to lightly oil the cyinder bore before attemping to drop in the piston.

Answer 2

Get the correct tool for the job.Modern piston rings are much more delicate than rings of twenty years ago as they are thinner and the single rail oil-control rings brake an edge if you look at them the wrong way.Have been a engine re conditioner for last 15 years and occasionally still manage to break the odd ring even with the correct clamp!

Answer 3

You can fit the rings onto pistons carefully but some form of ring compressor is necessary to fit pistons to bores.
If you cut a piece of tin slightly less than the diameter of the bore and about 2 " wide,wrap that around piston with rings already fitted,then put a strong hose clamp should work.Make sure the ring grooves are cleaned with no carbon left.

Answer 4

Another way of doing it is by useing a length of aluminium metal strapping.Form a part circle with it and bend the 2 ends out to make tabs.Slide over the rings and when you squeeze the tabs together they'll push the rings down into the grooves.Oil the bores and tap the piston down into place with a piece of wood,maybe a wooden handle on a hammer.

Answer 5

You don't realy need a compressor, fit rings onto piston, starting with the scraper set( thats the bottom one, sometimes as one large ring sometimes made of 3 parts). then your compresion rings and then carefully push them into the bottom of the cylinder, there should be a lead-in at the base, if it is a single your in luck, a twin is easy, if its a triple start with the centre and a 4cyl start with the outside pistons, if you can get a friend to aply force on the crank all the better.

Answer 6

are you fitting the piston into the block or fitting rings onto the piston to fit rings onto the piston just carefully fit them starting by putting one end of the ring onto the piston and gently ease it on if you mean fitting the piston back into the block cut a old coke tin open and use the metal in conjunction with a hose clip of course make sure the metal and the hose clip are big enough

Answer 7

do no longer report the jewellery on a piston as any imperfections will reason extreme placed on. If that's a alternative ring double examine that the hoop is right for the piston if so double examine for airborne dirt and dirt or burrs contained in the hoop slot.

Answer 8

Right tool for the right job dude. If it was possible to correctly fit the rings without a tool then the tool would not have been invented. Savvy?

Answer 9

best to get thr right tools mate...the question u shouldve been askin is does nebody near your loaction have the tools to borrow or can help, ive bought spring compressers ( £25 ) and a torque wrench (£60) n used both once...not worth the hassle of not having the right tools, takes longer and how gutted will u be if u think uve got it sorted n try running the thing

Answer 10

If your determined,and have a GOOD pair of snap ring pliers, you might luck out.My advice would be go to Auto Zone.They will loan tools.