My concern is ensuring that the ends of the ring stay positioned to each side of the pin in the ring groove. Getting the end of the connecting rod onto the crank pin requries a lot of fiddling around with the connecting rod and the piston, so in that process, how do you make sure the ring stays put where you place it? I'll give it a try. Maybe I can see the ends of the ring from the top of the cylinder. I marked the top of the piston with a sharpie marker so I'll know where the pin is in the ring groove.