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Originally Posted by inspectorudy
I had to replace the two rings on my Echo back pack blower and getting the piston back into the cylinder is a bear. The piston is still connected to the rod and I am trying to place the cylinder head over the piston and new rings. The piston is about 1 1/2 inches in diameter and I have tried using a hose clamp to compress the rings with no success because the adjustment area of the clamp hits the head before the ring can go in. . Any ideas without buying a ring compresser for one use?
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First make sure the rings fit the cylinder without putting them on the piston.
Mistakes happen,seen it more than once.
You can make a nice ring compressor using a piece of sheet metal duct, stovepipe or tin can and a hose clamp around it.
I just use a screwdriver and/or my hands on something that small and only one cyl. to do.
Be careful you don't want to force it and break the rings.
Make sure the ring end gap aligns with the aligment pin in the piston ring groove if it is a 2 smoke engine