jughead500
Sasquatch
Whats the general consensus on reusing circlips.i'm missing one in a new oem kit.the piston im replacing only had 3-4 hours maximum use.should i?shouldn't i?
I have many times but it depends if it was tweeked out of shape or not. A lot of times they can get stretched if you bend it too much.Whats the general consensus on reusing circlips.i'm missing one in a new oem kit.the piston im replacing only had 3-4 hours maximum use.should i?shouldn't i?
I prefer the ones that came out to the ones that come with the Meteor pistons.I have in the past, when the old oem looks better than what comes in a piston kit. Depends if ya mangled em taking them out though. Also depends on whether the oem is a perfect fit in the new piston on not. Check it out first, but I'd say go for it
yup. Me too. Prefer is the key word, because they are still circlips and are stupid. All saws should have snap rings. They'd be more secure and easier to get in and out with the right pliers. There is no 'right tool' for circlips. I use those clamping forcep hemostat things and I end up fudging the odd one on the way outI prefer the ones that came out to the ones that come with the Meteor pistons.
i have always reused circlips since day one of my saw building/ dirtbike days. have never once had one come out on me. i've never had AM circlips let go on me either despite all the heated debate about them. there were a few sets in white box special pistons that had hardly any spring to them at all i didn't take a chance on though.
I'm thinking you didn't ride fast enough for one to come out.
Pretty fast around a 90 degree turn compared to a 70's car.How fast can you really go on a Honda XR-80?
How fast can you really go on a Honda XR-80?
LOL maybe that's what you ride old man. I've never ran an XR 80. First bike was a KX 80 when I was 6 or so. YZ 125 at 10 and bought a CR 250 at 14. Since switch to 4 stroke as I like the grunt. Sold my KX250 and KX450 to fund my goals. Gonna buy a nice 4x4 quad next. I like to be able to ride through a river with big boulders and not come out chief wet socks.
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