<VV> Fw: Removing Piston

[Harry Yarnell]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: Harry Yarnell 
To: Daniel Monasterio 
Sent: Wednesday, September 02, 2009 9:27 AM
Subject: Re: <VV> Removing Piston


Memo to self:
Do NOT give advice BEFORE the morning coffee
Thank you Danial for being so kind
The pin is a press fit on the rod, but floats in the piston
Mr. Yarnell regrets the error...

Harry Yarnell
Perryman garage and orphanage
Perryman, MD
hyarnell1 at earthlink.net
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Daniel Monasterio 
  To: hyarnell1 at earthlink.net 
  Sent: Wednesday, September 02, 2009 8:42 AM
  Subject: RE: <VV> Removing Piston


  <<The pin is a press fit in the piston; the rod floats on the pin.>>
   
  ??? Is it a typo ? or...?
   
  Daniel 
   
  > From: hyarnell1 at earthlink.net
  > To: dcvjrv at att.net; virtualvairs at corvair.org
  > Date: Wed, 2 Sep 2009 07:53:54 -0400
  > Subject: Re: <VV> Removing Piston
  > 
  > I'm not sure I understand the question.
  > Are you not wanting to remove the rod from the crank? Obviously it has to be 
  > removed from the broken piston.
  > The pin is a press fit in the piston; the rod floats on the pin.
  > The rod and the piston have to be removed from the engine as an assy and the 
  > new piston pressed on the pin/rod.
  > 
  > Harry Yarnell
  > Perryman garage and orphanage
  > Perryman, MD
  > hyarnell1 at earthlink.net
  > ----- Original Message ----- 
  > From: "Jim" <dcvjrv at att.net>
  > To: <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
  > Sent: Wednesday, September 02, 2009 1:39 AM
  > Subject: <VV> Removing Piston
  > 
  > 
  > >I have a cracked piston, on my '64 Turbo, as a result of a dropped valve 
  > >seat. How hard is it to replace
  > > the piston without removing the rod?
  > >
  > > Thanks,
  > > Jim V.
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