SuperDuty04
ArboristSite Guru
So I bought the red ring compression kit. I can get the first ring to slide in but it keeps hanging up on the 2nd ring and won’t go in. Any tricks to this??
Help! Can’t get rings in the cylinder
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cuinrearview
Red saw lover
Buy a Husky. Single ring FTW
I find it easier to use my fingers than a ring compressor.
dswensen
ArboristSite Guru
Keep that ring compressor tight to the cylinder as you press the piston in. Sounds like it might be lifted just enough to allow the ring to slip into the gap between the two and expand.
Keep trying - you'll get it.
cuinrearview
Red saw lover
I like zip ties.
They work good too.
I start from the back of the ring first, make sure that is in the slot, and then bring the front sides around and in. You have to be careful. It's easy to snap the ring in half, but it's been awhile since I did that -- about six years. I do not own a ring compressor. Patience is next to godliness.
Put on reading glasses and look close at what is going on.
SuperDuty04
ArboristSite Guru
Well the 2nd ring is going in but it’s like it’s getting hung up on the bevel before it meets the smooth part kf the cyl.
Try turning they cylinder left and right a little once you get the second ring started.
Whoops! I just read the first post by OP again. It could be that he's working top down and installing the top ring first before trying to install the lower ring. So, the top ring tends to block the installation of the lower ring. OP, is that right?
I thought the problem was getting the piston into the cylinder. Sometimes it just takes a little finesse and patience.
Yep, Buzz, you are right. My error. Getting that second ring in is always a little bit of a challenge. I've often wished I had three hands.
Is the ring upside down?
SuperDuty04
ArboristSite Guru
Both of the rings are on the piston and the piston is attached to the rod. I’ve been trying to slide the cyl down over the piston. The top ring slides in fine, then when it reaches the second ring, it slides partly over the ring, the skirts are over the ring about 1/16 but you can still see the ring where the skirting isn’t at. And it won’t go in any further. I finally gave up after 2 hours of trying to get it all the way on. Will try again tomorrow when I’m not so frustrated
TBS
I have chainsaws and chainsaw accessories.
Sometimes it helps to have a little screwdriver or a knife to push the ring into the slot, also helps to use a little lube when it's a tight squeeze.
Where's Harley?
SuperDuty04
ArboristSite Guru
I didn’t know rings went in a certain orientation.
Sometimes it's easier to put the piston in the cylinder without the rod attached.
