Date:         Fri, 18 Oct 2013 21:35:21 -0500
Reply-To:     Jim Felder <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Jim Felder <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: off with her heads
Comments: To: Michael <mbucchino@charter.net>
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Mark D just used the hose clamp itself, which is the best idea I have
heard. Wish I had heard of it when I had to deal with this. I have never
been able to get a clamp to compress metal around a piston that was not
that slick, blue spring steel that they make compressors out of.

Jim


On Fri, Oct 18, 2013 at 9:18 PM, Michael <mbucchino@charter.net> wrote:

> What about a piece of metal with a hose clamp around it?
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> > On Oct 18, 2013, at 22:14, mark drillock <mdrillock@COX.NET> wrote:
> >
> > I did it with a big hose clamp. I had to search for one wide enough to
> > bridge all 3 rings.
> >
> > Mark
> >
> >
> > Alistair Bell wrote:
> >> I did it with a cut down compressor. Slim so it still could fit between
> cylinders and block.
> >>
> >> Was a pain, but do able.
> >>
> >> Alistair
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>> On Oct 18, 2013, at 5:46 PM, Stuart MacMillan <stuartmacm@GMAIL.COM>
> wrote:
> >>>
> >>> Yes, I'd like to know how you gurus do this without the special VW ring
> >>> compressing tool shown in the Bentley!  Install the piston in the
> sleeve and
> >>> then attach the assembly to the rod?  This is another reason I've not
> >>> bothered with rebuilding a WBX, but I am curious.
> >>>
> >>> Stuart
> >>>
>