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    Any tricks for putting those piston circlips on ??

    I've pulled the pistons off my 1100EX - any good tips for putting the new circlips in after I'm done cleaning everything up??

    I was going to install a circlip on one side of the piston first, then attach it to the rod so I only have to struggle with one circlip while the piston's on the engine...

    I assume the best time to put the new rings on is when the piston is free also.

    First time doing this so I thought I'd ask for some advice FIRST, before I screw it up.

    Thanks,

    Mike
    '85 GS550L - SOLD
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    '82 GS850GL - trusty steed
    '80 GS1100L - son's project bike
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    #2
    Do the 2&3 first with the inner circlip installed.
    I use hemostats. Stick one end of the circlip in the groove and make sure the end with the hemostat ends up in the gap area. Push it in. After it's in I take a small screwdriver and rotate the gap of the clip away from the piston gap.
    1983 GS 1100E w/ 1230 kit, .340 lift Web Cams, Ape heavy duty valve springs, 83 1100 head with 1.5mm oversized SS intake valves, 1150 crank, Vance and Hines 1150 SuperHub, Star Racing high volume oil pump gears, 36mm carebs Dynojet stage 3 jet kit, Posplayr's SSPB, Progressive rear shocks and fork springs, Dyna 2000, Dynatek green coils and Vance & Hines 4-1 exhaust.
    1985 GS1150ES stock with 85 Red E bodywork.

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      #3
      Originally posted by chef1366 View Post
      Do the 2&3 first with the inner circlip installed.
      I use hemostats. Stick one end of the circlip in the groove and make sure the end with the hemostat ends up in the gap area. Push it in. After it's in I take a small screwdriver and rotate the gap of the clip away from the piston gap.
      Sounds good, I was thinking pretty much the same kind of process, thanks.

      I wonder, are there other things the hemostats can be used for?
      '85 GS550L - SOLD
      '85 GS550E - SOLD
      '82 GS650GL - SOLD
      '81 GS750L - SOLD
      '82 GS850GL - trusty steed
      '80 GS1100L - son's project bike
      '82 GS1100G - SOLD
      '81 GS1100E - Big Red (daily rider)

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        #4
        I put the rings on first but that's just me. The oil control rings require careful positioning so it's easier with the piston in your hands.
        Ed

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          #5
          Originally posted by Nessism View Post
          I put the rings on first but that's just me. The oil control rings require careful positioning so it's easier with the piston in your hands.
          I install the three oil control rings 120 degrees apart and the top rings 180 degrees apart.
          Nice and tight compression.
          As for the cir-clips, just make sure that the gap is 180 degrees from the opening and you are golden.
          Make certain that the pins are bottomed out against the opposing cir-clip before installation.

          Hiker, what other uses could they possibly be good for? LOL!

          Eric

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            #6
            Originally posted by 67fire View Post
            Hiker, what other uses could they possibly be good for? LOL!

            Eric

            Why, for picking up small nuts & bolts that have lodged themselves in small places of course...
            '85 GS550L - SOLD
            '85 GS550E - SOLD
            '82 GS650GL - SOLD
            '81 GS750L - SOLD
            '82 GS850GL - trusty steed
            '80 GS1100L - son's project bike
            '82 GS1100G - SOLD
            '81 GS1100E - Big Red (daily rider)

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              #7
              Stuff some clean rags in the top of the crankcase. It's all to easy to drop a clip in there and they can be right b*ggers to get out.
              79 GS1000S
              79 GS1000S (another one)
              80 GSX750
              80 GS550
              80 CB650 cafe racer
              75 PC50 - the one with OHV and pedals...
              75 TS100 - being ridden (suicidally) by my father

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                #8
                Originally posted by hikermikem View Post
                Why, for picking up small nuts & bolts that have lodged themselves in small places of course...
                That's what I thought...

                Eric

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                  #9
                  I cut small notches in a pair of needle nose pliers at the tip. They don't lock like a hemostat but they have more 'muscle'. The notches grab the clip.

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                    #10
                    I used to use them to smoke doobies.
                    1983 GS 1100E w/ 1230 kit, .340 lift Web Cams, Ape heavy duty valve springs, 83 1100 head with 1.5mm oversized SS intake valves, 1150 crank, Vance and Hines 1150 SuperHub, Star Racing high volume oil pump gears, 36mm carebs Dynojet stage 3 jet kit, Posplayr's SSPB, Progressive rear shocks and fork springs, Dyna 2000, Dynatek green coils and Vance & Hines 4-1 exhaust.
                    1985 GS1150ES stock with 85 Red E bodywork.

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                      #11
                      Originally posted by hampshirehog View Post
                      Stuff some clean rags in the top of the crankcase. It's all to easy to drop a clip in there and they can be right b*ggers to get out.
                      Very good tip. Hardware in crankcase = not good.

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