Dave87 0 Posted March 27, 2006 piston rings should be on the way now so i'm trying to find out what is involved in replacing them the engine is srtiped and the pistons out. I now this much that i have to get a compresor to get the new rings into the bores but i have heard that u need to ruff up the surface of the bores for the pistons to grip inabling them to bed in has anyone got any infor on this. a guy on psooc told me it was called HONING cheers dave Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bren_1.3 1 Posted March 27, 2006 sounds like youve got it all sorted matey. you rehone the liners so that the piston rings can seal properly. any half decent engineer's shop should be able to do this for you, and it shouldnt cost too much. the liners should just knock out the block with a bit of wood and a rubber mallet. just remember to get new rubber seals for the liners to sit on in the block aswell. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pugnut 9 1 Cars Posted March 27, 2006 piston ring compressor: used like this: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jonmurgie 2 Posted March 27, 2006 mmmm... those are sexy pistons Yeah, I mentioned HONING on the psooc forum... as far as I can tell it's something that you need to get done as it's not quite a 'diy' thing. And that piston ring compressor is a MUST! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Banjo 1 Posted March 27, 2006 (edited) Honing is done to de-glaze the bore so the new rings can bed in to the cylinder and seal properly, not just slide up and down on the old shiney surface. Try a search been covered lots of times, also try a google search if your not too clued up on things like these. Ben Edited March 27, 2006 by Banjo Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dave87 0 Posted March 27, 2006 (edited) cheers guy that has been a lot of help i've been told that u can get a tool that fits on the end of a drill whcih can do the job of Honing any ideas . i'll get on the seach as well cheers dave Edited March 27, 2006 by Dave87 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pugnut 9 1 Cars Posted March 27, 2006 cheers guy that has been a lot of help i've been told that u can get a tool that fits on the end of a drill whcih can do the job of Honing any ideas . i'll get on the seach as well cheers dave for little more than the price of a honing tool you could get it done proffesionally and know that its done right. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dave87 0 Posted March 27, 2006 Yeh u have a good point well if i can find a place to do the work then i get it don otherwise i'll look into doing it myself cheers dave Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dave87 0 Posted March 28, 2006 does piston bore honing only need to be done if you are putting brande new rings in as the cost of replacing my piston rings is looking a bit much considering the ones i have at the mo are fine. cheers dave Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
