Uncle! Uncle! my fingers are throbbing!
I tried a search with little results except for a reference to stabbing your thumb. I can relate.

I actually have 4 pistons/rods done already. When I got the first one in finally I felt like I just solved a Rubecks Cube. Once its well inside the pin bore I am using a small flathead screwdriver to help slide them in all the way to the groove.

My question is about the instructions. It says to pull apart about 3/8" - 1/2" or so but if thats all you do they immediately snap back tight. OR, are you suppossed to pull them apart further than that so when you let got they will stay 3/8" - 1/2" apart?

Any suggestions from somebody who has done this a little more often?

 

I pull them apart more than that. The screwdriver is your friend, but be carefull because it can nic a pin bore.

Bret

 

Yes, spread them apart more so that they stay about 1/2" apart. They are a real pain, but once you get the hang of it, it goes pretty quick. I've done dozens of them and it does suck at the beginning.

Good luck!

Lee
96 Z28

 

Thanks for the quick replys I figured you had to pull them apart alittle more.
I'll finish the rest today then. And I forgot to mention these are for 6.0 rods so the pin is way up into the oil ring land where if it was not, I bet it would be alot easier. They definitely do not just spiral in like the instructions say. What fun!