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Lawrie · 03-05-2019, 05:28 PM

Arnold, I worked in an engine recon shop in the 70,s we had a piston expander,it was a set of fingers with a curved end the was driven by a motor and you sat the piston on two rollers and went to town inside the piston with the fingers going up and down flat out,you could usually get about .002,BUt after a while in use the pistons always cracked,
Customers would come in and ask for a set of rings and blow the pistons up.
Lawrie

03-05-2019, 05:28 PM	#16
Lawrie Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Qld, Australia Posts: 4,212	Re: Rear axle housing repair sleeves not hardened Arnold, I worked in an engine recon shop in the 70,s we had a piston expander,it was a set of fingers with a curved end the was driven by a motor and you sat the piston on two rollers and went to town inside the piston with the fingers going up and down flat out,you could usually get about .002,BUt after a while in use the pistons always cracked, Customers would come in and ask for a set of rings and blow the pistons up. Lawrie