<VV> INVENTION, Plastic to oil RESPONSE !

[Shaun]

Install the rod/piston assembly to the crank first, then slip the cylinder 
over the piston.  There's a chamfer inside the bottom of the cylinder, so if 
you're careful you can compress the rings one at a time with your fingers 
and slide the cylinder over them without a ring compressor.... that's how I 
do it. I only ever broke one ring once when I got a little impatient and 
pushed the ring with the tip of a screwdriver, flat blade across the ring.

yea, Vairily ... Shaun

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Charles Lee" <Chaz at ProperProper.com>
To: <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Tuesday, November 16, 2010 3:03 PM
Subject: Re: <VV> INVENTION, Plastic to oil RESPONSE !


> I'm practicing using a 'ring compressor' and this thing is NOT easy !!!
>
> First question (Select correct answer) :
>
> A) The piston is installed onto the crank and the cylinder barrel slipped
> over it
> B) The cylinder barrel is installed into the crankcase and the piston is
> slipped into it
> C) Either (A) or (B)
>
> The problem with (A) is that the ring compressor may be too long to fit
> between the cylinder barrel and the crankcase, to slip the cylinder barrel
> over the installed piston, and the ring compressor would need to be
> disassembled after the piston is installed.
>
>
> (B) seems easier because you can see what you're doing better, and the 
> ring
> compressor won't need to be disassembled after the piston is installed.
>
> I have a solution that may have been tried already ?
>
> Here's my idea (unless someone thought of this first ?)
> Cut about a 2" - 3" band off the 'bottom' of a cylinder barrel and cut 
> that
> into 2 semi-circles.
>
> Use that contraption to squeeze the rings as the piston is installed using
> either method (A) or (B) above ?
>
> www.yourbuyersinn.com/Cars/Corvair/CorvairTools.htm
>
> Has anyone already tried this ?
>
> Charlie
>
>
>
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