Quick Question on pistons

[steve_8475]

Ok so heres the deal, i'm in the process of rebuilding my 6bolt gsx, pics coming soon..., anyway, i was told by an outside source that you can not install the pistons your self because the piston needs to be heated up so it expands so that the wrist pin can be pressed through? how true is this, and can you do it your self or not

 

[JayRolla]

You can do it yourself. Ive never heard of what you just said.

 

[JohnEagle]

Someone is blowing smoke up your

 

[DJYoshaBYD]

they say that because the wrist pins have to be pressed in.... heat them up in the oven at a couple hundred degrees for about 10-15 minutes then CAREFULLY pull them out, wrap up a vice with shop rags (so you dont damage the pistons) and slowly press them in... BUT ONLY DO THIS IF YOU HAVE TO.... I had to do that when I built my last honda motor....

 

[JayRolla]

Yea usually you dont even need to do that.

 

[sawnuoff]

stock rods are press fit piston pins, most machine shops can change them if you get bigger piston, but not all pistons come that way or rods eagle has some rods that are a floating pin design so your pistons will have to have the locks for the pins,stock one don't.

 

[94TalonTSI1]

If you get a machine shop to do it, it will save you time and it will make sure you get it done right.

I had mine pressed in by the local machine shop, they also cleaned the rods and measured the big end for roundness.

Cost me 40CDN

 

[JayRolla]

Yep I had a machine shop do mine. They only charged $75 to fit the 1g rods on the 2g piston.