Hey biknut, I do have a quick question. This was my fault, and I should have done the research before I attempted this. i was going to reinstall the cylinder jug today, and without knowing at the time that the piston has those little notch pins for the rings. Well long story short, I ended up breaking the top ring!
So after I read on here the correct procedure to do this, I had no problem installing the piston with the remaining ring into the cylinder. So now my question is, since these rings seem fragile, will I be ok installing the new one without some ring expanding pliers? I have installed rings before, and have never had the need to have this tool. I just installed them carefully by hand. So do you think I can do that on THIS engine without problems?
So after I read on here the correct procedure to do this, I had no problem installing the piston with the remaining ring into the cylinder. So now my question is, since these rings seem fragile, will I be ok installing the new one without some ring expanding pliers? I have installed rings before, and have never had the need to have this tool. I just installed them carefully by hand. So do you think I can do that on THIS engine without problems?