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<blockquote data-quote="canuckxxxx" data-source="post: 184988" data-attributes="member: 2409"><p>I am feeling a bit better today so I went out to the garage to see what I can do with the rings. :builder: The tool I use to grind the ends of the rings is a piece of sandpaper, folded over, and sticking out of the top of the vice.</p><p>[GALLERY=media, 30100][/GALLERY]</p><p>I hold the ring ends together against the sandpaper and draw it towards me. Being careful to keep the ring ends square. Every 5 or 10 strokes I wipe the ends off and hold the ends together in front of a light background to make sure both ends come together with no gap. Then I try the ring in the cylinder using the piston to push it down near the bottom of it's stroke.</p><p></p><p>At first the rings overlap on the ends but eventually they start to get close to not overlapping. That' s when you have to be careful because once the ends fit together (not overlap) it doesn't take much sanding to go from tight to .002" to .005" to too much. </p><p></p><p>I did the second ring on #1 cylinder with this ring end gap: .004" feeler gauge falls through, .005" is held lightly and .006" can be pushed in with light push. So I figure I have about .0055"to end gap. The GL1200 shop manual shows a minimum gap of .004" which seems tight so I am happy with the end gap I have.</p><p></p><p>Brian</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="canuckxxxx, post: 184988, member: 2409"] I am feeling a bit better today so I went out to the garage to see what I can do with the rings. :builder: The tool I use to grind the ends of the rings is a piece of sandpaper, folded over, and sticking out of the top of the vice. [GALLERY=media, 30100][/GALLERY] I hold the ring ends together against the sandpaper and draw it towards me. Being careful to keep the ring ends square. Every 5 or 10 strokes I wipe the ends off and hold the ends together in front of a light background to make sure both ends come together with no gap. Then I try the ring in the cylinder using the piston to push it down near the bottom of it's stroke. At first the rings overlap on the ends but eventually they start to get close to not overlapping. That' s when you have to be careful because once the ends fit together (not overlap) it doesn't take much sanding to go from tight to .002" to .005" to too much. I did the second ring on #1 cylinder with this ring end gap: .004" feeler gauge falls through, .005" is held lightly and .006" can be pushed in with light push. So I figure I have about .0055"to end gap. The GL1200 shop manual shows a minimum gap of .004" which seems tight so I am happy with the end gap I have. Brian [/QUOTE]
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