Hello,
I'm knee-deep in a top-end rebuild on a '75 XS650B. I've had a few hurdles but thanks to this forum you guys have helped me through.
Unfortunately I'm really stuck now. Literally. Background: After a successful honing job on stock cylinders within the jug, I put new stock-sized piston rings from Mike's XS. I didn't have new circlips to remove the pistons, so I kept the pistons on and lowered the jug onto them. At the opposite of top-dead-center (bottom dead center?) I used the popsicle-stick method to wedge the rings into the cylinders from below, and seated the jug down. I gave a few whacks with a rubber mallet and everything seemed fine. Until I tried to turn over the engine -- the jug was actually stuck to the pistons.
So I assumed the pistons weren't in far enough, so I turned the engine upside-down and whacked the jug upwards a couple of times with a rubber mallet. The jug moved, so I thought things were good. But it turns out the pistons are stuck even deeper.
So now I have stuck pistons -- the pistons are 1/4 up the jug I can't see the circlips at all. I can't pull the jug off because they're literally stuck and move up/down with the pistons as the crank turns.
Did I royally screw up? What's the best way to get these out? I'm at a very frustrating point. Thanks in advance.
I'm knee-deep in a top-end rebuild on a '75 XS650B. I've had a few hurdles but thanks to this forum you guys have helped me through.
Unfortunately I'm really stuck now. Literally. Background: After a successful honing job on stock cylinders within the jug, I put new stock-sized piston rings from Mike's XS. I didn't have new circlips to remove the pistons, so I kept the pistons on and lowered the jug onto them. At the opposite of top-dead-center (bottom dead center?) I used the popsicle-stick method to wedge the rings into the cylinders from below, and seated the jug down. I gave a few whacks with a rubber mallet and everything seemed fine. Until I tried to turn over the engine -- the jug was actually stuck to the pistons.
So I assumed the pistons weren't in far enough, so I turned the engine upside-down and whacked the jug upwards a couple of times with a rubber mallet. The jug moved, so I thought things were good. But it turns out the pistons are stuck even deeper.
So now I have stuck pistons -- the pistons are 1/4 up the jug I can't see the circlips at all. I can't pull the jug off because they're literally stuck and move up/down with the pistons as the crank turns.
Did I royally screw up? What's the best way to get these out? I'm at a very frustrating point. Thanks in advance.