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Offline t6nis

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Piston rings from powersport plus.
« on: February 25, 2012, 06:21:50 AM »
Hi everybody!

I have a little problem that I cant figure out. I ordered piston rings from powersport plus and they arrived and i got them after paying a ridiculous amount of money to the customs declaration. When I got home and opened the package i got a little confused. There are five piston rings, one of them is the oil ring and 4 others must be the real compression rings. But, here's my question- i know that my bandit has these thin piston rings but the other ones that are in this set are like twice as thick as the thin ones. Are there really two different types of pistons and rings (pictures of the rings http://www.startright.co.uk/images/mini-20091127_0198.JPG )? Btw, just for fun, here's some pics of my bandit -

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Offline t6nis

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Re: Piston rings from powersport plus.
« Reply #1 on: February 25, 2012, 07:31:01 AM »
I think i've figured it out bymyself. the thin ones should be the oil ring upper and lower ones.

Offline pmackie

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Re: Piston rings from powersport plus.
« Reply #2 on: February 25, 2012, 03:53:34 PM »
Hey t6nis

That's correct. The oil ring is normally a 3 part ring, and that is what your photo shows, a thin top and bottom with a "corrigated" centre. The other two will be the compression rings, and may be different top and bottom.
Paul
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Offline sandy klock

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Re: Piston rings from powersport plus.
« Reply #3 on: March 01, 2012, 06:43:02 PM »
greetings and  :welcome:  Normally wouldnt but in but if you havnt had alot of xperience with the oil ring configuration. a little note  MAKE SURE THE CORRUGATED FENCE DOENST OVERLAP.  I think the tech. name is the spacer must be butted Good luck and welcome to site.   sandy
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Offline gixxerjasen

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Re: Piston rings from powersport plus.
« Reply #4 on: March 04, 2012, 11:44:33 PM »
Nothing to add but that flat bar looks good on your bike.