piston

[4x4]

how do i get the piston out of the engine. ive taken the sleave out but the piston wont come off the pin on the crankshaft. any help?

thanks 4x4

 

[Jeremy]

turn the crankshaft and get some needle nose pliers and carefully pull it off the pin. Might have to wiggle it some lol

 

[4x4]

should i put tape arround the top so the pliers don't scrach the conrod?
thanks for the help
4x4

 

[Defiantspaz]

turn the crankshaft and get some needle nose pliers and carefully pull it off the pin. Might have to wiggle it some lol

NO no, use a tiewrap. Zip a tiewrap on the conrod and pull gently on the tiewrap until the con rod slips off the crank pin.

Needle nose pliars! geez:stickspank:

 

[4x4]

cheers i will have a go thanks again!
4x4

 

[4x4]

thanks for all the help ive managed to get it off and out now
thanks again 4x4

 

[Jeremy]

NO no, use a tiewrap. Zip a tiewrap on the conrod and pull gently on the tiewrap until the con rod slips off the crank pin.

Needle nose pliars! geez:stickspank:

I didn't say strach the hell out of it, did I, its a connecting rod,

Thats a good Idea, tho... I just use pliers, and pull it off no big deal

:duh:

 

[Jeremy]

thanks for all the help ive managed to get it off and out now
thanks again 4x4

How did you get it off (just curious)

 

[01mango45]

i am with sj i have used pliers to before if you are carefull you wont damage it ! the hard part for me was getting the sleeve out.

 

[Defiantspaz]

I didn't say strach the hell out of it, did I, its a connecting rod,

Thats a good Idea, tho... I just use pliers, and pull it off no big deal

:duh:

I wasn't try'n to say your way is wrong, I used to do it that way myself. Then once I noticed that even after I was very carefull the little groves at the tip of the needle nose pliar had small metal shavings in them. I looked closely at the edges of my conrod and saw little cuts, no biggy right. Two days later I fry the rear bearing and guess what I find in it, yup little aluminium shavings from the tip of the pliars.

No matter how carefull you are you will in most cases try a little too hard to remove the conrod and make shavings with pliars. I found the tiewrap to be a safer and more secure way of removing the conrod. You can also use a couple of tiewraps stood on end to press out the sleave with the piston. It only lifts the sleave up a little bit but in most cases it is all the room you need to get a hold on it and pull it out.

 

[4x4]

How did you get it off (just curious)

i first had a go with plires with tape rapper around the nose but they just slipper off the conrod so i had a go with the ziptie and it came right out.
to get the sleave out i use the trick with the ziptie throught the exhaust port.
thanks again for the help. :motorcycle:
4x4

 

[Jeremy]

I wasn't try'n to say your way is wrong, I used to do it that way myself. Then once I noticed that even after I was very carefull the little groves at the tip of the needle nose pliar had small metal shavings in them. I looked closely at the edges of my conrod and saw little cuts, no biggy right. Two days later I fry the rear bearing and guess what I find in it, yup little aluminium shavings from the tip of the pliars.

No matter how carefull you are you will in most cases try a little too hard to remove the conrod and make shavings with pliars. I found the tiewrap to be a safer and more secure way of removing the conrod. You can also use a couple of tiewraps stood on end to press out the sleave with the piston. It only lifts the sleave up a little bit but in most cases it is all the room you need to get a hold on it and pull it out.

were all good bud :Xfingers:

 

[4x4]

I'm stuck again!! i have now cleaned the engine changed the bearings and put the piston and crankshaft back in but i saw some metal shavings even though we have only been turning the crankshaft. but the thing is that after ive heated the engine a few times i seem not to be able to get the piston out again. last time it was pritty easy. do you know what has happened? and how i could fix this?
thanks 4x4