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Lynx:
Finger nails help, to push the rings in ;).

hondatri:
 Thanks Guys what you say has been confirmed by a Honda Mechanic . He advises lubricate well then push down Gently.

Lynx:
Hopefully it won't end up like this.

When I bought the bike this engine wouldn't turn over. The owner said he didn't know why but he said it needs new rings. Really?!

I had a right job getting the barrels off and broke a couple of fins  >:(.

Lobo:
Hondatri,

Recently a post on the forum saying ice-cream tub type plastic cut to shape & thence 'clamped' around the rings using a tie-wrap was a great option.

Worth a shot if you wiggling fails?

Drew400:
Here here to KaJa,

I have had my barrels on and off a couple of times in my rebuild (thanks to my failures on my gearbox building!). Having had no luck with compressors for the reasons mentioned above, I was amazed at how easily the pistons fed in by hand.

One has to be extremely patient and regularly squat down to look up with a torch to ensure that the oil seal rings are sliding in properly. I did manage to bend one of them before I learned how to judge the almost non-existent friction when they are seated properly. The main two rings above the oil seal feed in so easily that it can lead you into a false sense of security with the oil seal ring, hence my dwelling on it here.

I even managed to convince Machine Mart to exchange my unused ring clamps so I now have some nice shiny new ratchet spanners instead.

Enjoy!

D.

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