Piston Ring Groove Cleaning - RZ Style!

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tonyhes
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Piston Ring Groove Cleaning - RZ Style!

#1 Post by tonyhes » Sun Nov 25, 2018 5:42 pm

Hello,

We have been working on re-installation of standard pistons on our RZ500 project bike. We have new oem rings for stock original pistons. It seems one top ring groove is dirty as the new ring just won't go in perfectly.

We suspect carbon buildup.

Is there a small piston ring groove cleaner out there. Google doesn't seem to think so...

Please help,
Thank you.
Tony

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Re: Piston Ring Groove Cleaning - RZ Style!

#2 Post by silverstrom » Sun Nov 25, 2018 6:03 pm

I find a dental pic works nicely. Like this https://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-6-PC-DENTA ... xy3yNTf-qY

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Re: Piston Ring Groove Cleaning - RZ Style!

#3 Post by cobraace » Sun Nov 25, 2018 6:22 pm

Use an old ring break it in half its perfect for the job

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Re: Piston Ring Groove Cleaning - RZ Style!

#4 Post by gpaddict » Mon Nov 26, 2018 10:18 am

Agree with the broken old piston ring trick!

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