Getting sleeve over rings?

[agman]

Pulled the sleeve off my ag100 (because i was bored..) and the rings seem to protrude a bit to much for the sleeve to just slide back over.

Any ideas?

[tigertim20]

they are designed to keep oil from the gearbox out of the cylinder, you need to squeeze them while you slip the sleeve over them.

[bogan]

Make sure you locate the ring gap on the locating protrusion in the ring groove, otherwise you won't be able to squeeze it in enough.

[agman]

Oh right. Will i need a special style of plier to squeeze the rings?

[bogan]

Oh right. Will i need a special style of plier to squeeze the rings?

Plastic ones so you don't scratch anything if you have to use pliers, but I find fingers work just fine.

[unstuck]

Make sure you oil everything too, it helps.:niceone:

[agman]

Oh cheers. When i tried i must not have had the separation in the locator gap.

When you say oil everything, what do you mean everything?

The rings? The sleeve?

[unstuck]

Yep, rings, cylinder, piston. Dry metal on metal action aint pretty.:niceone: