Changing Piston
 

So I finally got my piston and sleeve in, I was not told to buy Pinston Pin Retainers..... Does anyone know how to get these out and if I could reuse them? I do not want to have to order them and wait 2 weeks again.

Thx,

RE: Changing Piston
 

They are a pain to remove but every time I do a rebuild I install new ones. If you try to take them out use tweasers.

Bill

RE: Changing Piston
 

dude, a set of those for almost any engine is under $5. Shoulda ordered them with the rest of the stuff.

needle nose pliers will work

RE: Changing Piston
 

Ya man I wish I would have known that they did not come with the connector arm. Lesson learned.

RE: Changing Piston
 

ah, it wont be too bad. I've re-used a set before.

RE: Changing Piston
 

I use a wooden tooth pick and a sheet of white paer to remove them. The tooth pick to prise it and the white paer to see where I sat it down to.

RE: Changing Piston
 

something EVERY RC hobbiest should have in their toolbox....a set of dental picks....the cheapy all metal kind....I pick up a set at the fleamarket 2 yrs ago for 3bucks...worht a trip to your local flea market and look fo rguys w/ tons of new cheapo tools laying out, they always have them.....

RE: Changing Piston
 

A very small pair of needle nose pliers is the best way to get them out so they don't fly out and get lost... there very very easy to lose. Theres no point in using brand new ones unless you bend up or lose the clip thats in there now because all they do is hold the wrist pin in place. I personally never used new ones even after resleving a motor 3 times. By the end of the 3rd sleve the crank bearings were finished too.