POS Dakota
Anti-Socialist
Anyone know how to do this?
I hung a rod backwards. Damn I'm pissed.:angry7:
Help!:toothy10:
I hung a rod backwards. Damn I'm pissed.:angry7:
Help!:toothy10:
Removing a spiral lock
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POS Dakota
Anti-Socialist
OK, I got it. lol
Prerequisite for installing spiral locks...get yourself some jeweler's screwdrivers. I happen to keep a set lying around. Good thing!
You basically have to get in under the tip of the lock and lift it out of the groove with another one. It's a pain in the ***, but if you're careful you'll get it.
Of course you can avoid this altogether by not working when tired and hanging the effing rod backwards to begin with. :angry7:
Phew! I was beginning to lose patience. Time to go to bed.
I feel much better than I did an hour ago.:-D
Prerequisite for installing spiral locks...get yourself some jeweler's screwdrivers. I happen to keep a set lying around. Good thing!
You basically have to get in under the tip of the lock and lift it out of the groove with another one. It's a pain in the ***, but if you're careful you'll get it.
Of course you can avoid this altogether by not working when tired and hanging the effing rod backwards to begin with. :angry7:
Phew! I was beginning to lose patience. Time to go to bed.
I feel much better than I did an hour ago.:-D
POS Dakota
Anti-Socialist
I did the rods for my 408 and my r3.
After that, they're not so bad.
But it did honestly take me like 2 hours to figure out how to get the one out that I screwed up. I was sitting here cursing up a storm, meanwhile that mini-screwdriver set was sitting here the whole time right in my face. lol
At least I know they will never come undone!
After that, they're not so bad.
But it did honestly take me like 2 hours to figure out how to get the one out that I screwed up. I was sitting here cursing up a storm, meanwhile that mini-screwdriver set was sitting here the whole time right in my face. lol
At least I know they will never come undone!
moper
Well-Known Member
That would be why there's black marker on all my parts...lol. I hate taking them off too. I use a seal pick but anything small will do
POS Dakota
Anti-Socialist
I almost died when I realized I put the rod on backwards. Man!!! It was like 11:00 and I was exhausted from doing a million things all day. That pounded the last nail right in!
And I agree in hindsight that black marker is the only way to go!
I'll never do that again!:-D
Keith Black has a instruction page on their website for installing and removing spiral locks.
If you change a lot of spiral locks here some tools that really help...
JMS Motorsports has a removal tool for spiral locks... contact via telephone @ 218-843-5477
Lock in Tool has the installers for spiral locks... contact via telephone @ 704-843-5477
If you change a lot of spiral locks here some tools that really help...
JMS Motorsports has a removal tool for spiral locks... contact via telephone @ 218-843-5477
Lock in Tool has the installers for spiral locks... contact via telephone @ 704-843-5477
POS Dakota
Anti-Socialist
Good info! Thanks! Anything that makes those easier.
ramcharger
Dismember
I have a set of dental picks that I use and yes they are a pain in the butt. Back when I used to do high perf motorcycle engines, the piston manufacturers used to supply a pair of nylon buttons for every piston. One nylon button would be put in each side to prevent the piston pin from backing out. It was a super easy solution and I've never seen one fail, even on 14,000 rpm air cooled big bore street/strip bikes.
I wonder why this couldn't be used on an auto engine? They never melted and it only took a second or two to install.
I wonder why this couldn't be used on an auto engine? They never melted and it only took a second or two to install.
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