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Tapered piston rings

August 24, 2019August 24, 2019 Thomas H. Leave a comment Honda Melody Mini

So, still learning – and hopefully continuing to do so for a lifetime. I found out why there wasn’t any compression. The piston rings were simply tapered, meaning that I should have paid more attention when mounting them. See an example here of tapered piston rings and how to mount them. Apparently I had mounted […]

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Tapered bearings

September 3, 2015August 9, 2017 Thomas H. Leave a comment Honda Dax

Installing tapered bearings. A quick cooldown in the freezer, grease, and a bit of brute force seems to be a good combo so far.

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