Piston Ring ?
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Piston Ring ?
I'm getting ready to install my SB Speed Pro rings and noticed there are 2 different chamfer sizes on the ID of the 2 rings. Which one goes in the top groove the big chamfer or small?
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Last edited by Duke94; Oct 26, 2008 at 01:05 PM.
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Yes, they are 2 different rings. One has a pink stripe and the other has a pink/red stripe. One has a larger ID bevel than the other. The directions that came with them (Speed Pro R-9903) don't say which is the top ring (pink one or pink/red one). It says the dimple should face the top.
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Yes, they are 2 different rings. One has a pink stripe and the other has a pink/red stripe. One has a larger ID bevel than the other. The directions that came with them (Speed Pro R-9903) don't say which is the top ring (pink one or pink/red one). It says the dimple should face the top.
The pink and red ring should be the shinny ring and with the dot to the top the inside bevel should be on the top side of the ring.
The ring with just the pink should be the second ring black on the outside which is your scraper ring and with the dot up the inside bevel should be on the bottom side. Carl
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When you unwrapped the rings, which one was on top? Most of the packages I've seen have one of 3 things.
1 When you unwrap, the rings are stacked in the correct order
2 The wrapper has the order printed on it
3 the box has all of the top rings in one compartment, 2nd rings in another and the oil ring parts in the third.
Dots always go to the top of the piston. Make sure the ends of the oil ring spreader are butted together and not "stacked"
1 When you unwrap, the rings are stacked in the correct order
2 The wrapper has the order printed on it
3 the box has all of the top rings in one compartment, 2nd rings in another and the oil ring parts in the third.
Dots always go to the top of the piston. Make sure the ends of the oil ring spreader are butted together and not "stacked"
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The pink and red ring should be the shinny ring and with the dot to the top the inside bevel should be on the top side of the ring.
The ring with just the pink should be the second ring black on the outside which is your scraper ring and with the dot up the inside bevel should be on the bottom side. Carl
The ring with just the pink should be the second ring black on the outside which is your scraper ring and with the dot up the inside bevel should be on the bottom side. Carl
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Le Mans Master
Joined: Mar 2001
Posts: 6,638
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From: Ann Arbor Michigan
When you unwrapped the rings, which one was on top? Most of the packages I've seen have one of 3 things.
1 When you unwrap, the rings are stacked in the correct order
2 The wrapper has the order printed on it
3 the box has all of the top rings in one compartment, 2nd rings in another and the oil ring parts in the third.
Dots always go to the top of the piston. Make sure the ends of the oil ring spreader are butted together and not "stacked"
1 When you unwrap, the rings are stacked in the correct order
2 The wrapper has the order printed on it
3 the box has all of the top rings in one compartment, 2nd rings in another and the oil ring parts in the third.
Dots always go to the top of the piston. Make sure the ends of the oil ring spreader are butted together and not "stacked"
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