I’ve done single ring a few times with no compressor but I can’t imagine seating a double ring piston with just bare hands.Yup, on bikes anyway. I think I tried a compressor once many years ago and that damn thing just got in my way.
Surprisingly, a little lube in the ring groove (s) helps a lot.
I did a weed wacker last summer (single ring) which was probably the easiest install in recent memory. Fingers only. Ya gotta lube lightly and twist slightly, and sometimes at a very slight angle. Idk.
View attachment 770484 So anyway I bought a ring compressor from my Stihl dealer P/N 000 893 2600 (special order).
The saw mechanic laughed at me for buying a tool that he’d never seen nor heard of before. The dude had hands like a bunch of bananas and said he seats all rings bare fisted. I call BS. What do you wood ticks say?
I’m more of a beer can man myselfJust cut some plastic from a pepsi bottle and wrap it around the rings, then put a gear clamp on and tighten to compress rings. Once rings are in the cylinder, remove clamp and pepsi bootle.
Poor mans ring compressor.
Fish once told me he compresses rings with his lips, but lubes them up first.John,(Fish) just uses his fingers to compress rings in, I have done it a few times but rely on my set of ring compressor tools for the most part if I have them with me.
Fish once told me he compresses rings with his lips, but lubes them up first.
Jerry, you’re just a troublemaker!
John has a good sense of humour.
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