I hate installing cylinders

[McDog]

My fingertips are raw from compressing rings and it's still not on and I gave up for the day.

Engine in hull:1

Me: 0

 

[Goldfishnado]

Gotta keep drinking until the pain stops. Then tomorrow figure out what else you did wrong. At least this is how things work in my garage.

 

[Blue]

Its easier if you dont install those pesky rings. They slip rite together...

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[McDog]

Pilar Blonde Rum making it better right now and an ice pack for my old man elbow tendinitis.

 

[Storbeck]

I've heard of people putting zip ties over the rings, slide the cylinder down and it kinda pushes the zip tie off as the piston slides into the cylinder, then cut the zip ties. I've never tried it, always managed with my fingers, but I could see how it might work.

 

[McDog]

I actually played around with trying it but my zip ties were too narrow.

 

[te4250]

you could always use a piston ring compressor, or a make shift one like two beer cans with the zip ties around them if u don't have a real one

 

[Big Kahuna]

I actually played around with trying it but my zip ties were too narrow.

You have to have the fat HVAC sized zips.

 

[OCD Solutions]

I was gonna say, the only time I have ever struggled with rings was when I done it in the hull.

Remind us how much time and aggravation you saved by not pulling the motor and setting it on the bench?

 

[McDog]

A whole damn lot dammit.

 

[OCD Solutions]

It's kinda like changing out a starter without pulling the motor. Sounds easier but is in fact a 2-3 hr job. Meanwhile, had you committed to just yanking the motor in the first place, it's probably a 20 minute job tops.

I did the 50 hr top end refresh on my SS865 in the hull and I would never bother with that again. I can literally have my engine out and on the bench in under 7 minutes.

 

[Quinc]

Trying doing a zxi1100!! I managed after about 45 minutes. Thinking about after I bet it would be easy to hang the cases/crank upside down and have the cylinders upside down on the bench and lower the Pistons into the cylinders vs having to hold the cylinder up with one hand.

 

[OCD Solutions]

I’ve done numerous top ends on my BB1050 in the hull. They had the long case studs which made it even worse.

If you had a small hoist you could would make things so much easier. You don’t really need it on the bench, just high enough out of the hull to sit it down on a piece of plywood or a couple 2x4’s.

 

[Storbeck]

I've also heard of people putting the pistons in the cylinder just barely, setting the cylinder on some sort of block or something to hold it just over the case, then sliding the wrist pins in. Always sounded trickier than just squeezing the rings to me.

 

[hink320]

It's kinda like changing out a starter without pulling the motor. Sounds easier but is in fact a 2-3 hr job. Meanwhile, had you committed to just yanking the motor in the first place, it's probably a 20 minute job tops.

Unless you have a lay down style exhaust. I just changed out my starter the other day in under 5 min in the hull

 

[Harbor]

Having someone hold the cylinder above the cases while you compress the rings is slightly easier

 

[CD155MX]

Having someone hold the cylinder above the cases while you compress the rings is slightly easier

^^^^ This ^^^^

"Honey can you come out here and help me for a sec?"

 

[Quinc]

Having someone hold the cylinder above the cases while you compress the rings is slightly easier

Must be nice having friends!

 

[Harbor]

^^^^ This ^^^^

"Honey can you come out here and help me for a sec?"

That's exactly how I did it. Wife held the cylinder and I flat rated the base gasket R&R, carbs and exhaust manifold/pipe still in ski lol

 

[hornedogg79]

Mini ratchet hoist is my friend.

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