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Piston ring fell into crankcase? |
I was replacing rings on my bike and the top one broke and fell into the crankcase. I've tried to fish it out with a magnet with no luck. I'm not looking to spend a lot of money to disassemble the engine for it. I got some advice from a shop to flip the bike upside down or take out the engine and flip it and blow some air to try to get it out. If I can't get it out is there any chance the engine will survive? You will never fish the ring out with a magnet. If it broke its made of carbon. I have had luck by removing the engine and turning it upside down. When I was a kid I dropped bearings from a wrist pin in my bike. If you do try this be sure to do it in a clean area so you can see if the piece falls out. What ever you do,,,do not kick the engine over until you remove this object. Source(s): experience it will get into the transmission and cause lots of damage, so you have to get it out. shaking it upsidedown sounds worth a try It will survive if you actually manage to remove the ring debris. good luck. Try one of those flexible grabbers. You prob have seen them. They are a coil with a button on one end you push to open the jaws at the other. If you can see the pieces then work that down to try and grab them. I'll try to get a pic for you. http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/di... It's one of those deals where you have no choice but to get it out.I would try a long set of hemostats.If that doesn't work get a buddy and flip the bike over.It will ruin you bike if it doesn't come out.Don't listen to s dodge man, he doesn't seem too bright.Good Luck If you don't get it out, one way or the other, it's highly likely to damage a main bearing or a big-end - so the crankcases will have to come apart then anyway.... Piston ring material is very hard, and it will do damage of some sort or another. |
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