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Topic: dissasembly of engine sequence
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nash
Journeyman Posts: 86
From: Nashville, TN, USA
Registered: Nov 2000
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posted 12-13-2002 04:40 PM
   
I am dissasmebling my 289 for a complete rebuild and have a question about the sequence. I am down to the crank, rods, pistons and cam stage. The book I am following mentions to get a ridge reamer and take the ridge of the cylinders before taking the pistons out. Can I take out the crank and then remove them out the bottom? I doubt that I will reuse the pistons and i don't want to mess up the cylinders with the ridge reamer as I have never used one before.
Thanks
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SteveLaRiviere
Administrator Posts: 37258
From: Saco, Maine
Registered: May 99
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posted 12-13-2002 05:01 PM
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nash
Journeyman Posts: 86
From: Nashville, TN, USA
Registered: Nov 2000
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posted 12-13-2002 05:08 PM
Any tips or advice on using the ridge reamer?
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nash
Journeyman Posts: 86
From: Nashville, TN, USA
Registered: Nov 2000
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posted 12-13-2002 05:11 PM
Any tips then on using the ridge reamer?
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69 Sportsroof
Gearhead Posts: 1421
From: Valley, Alabama, USA
Registered: Mar 2002
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posted 12-13-2002 05:34 PM
You dont need one if you're not going to reuse your pistons. What book are you using?
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johnmustang
Gearhead Posts: 5144
From: British Columbia , Canada
Registered: Nov 2001
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posted 12-13-2002 05:34 PM
NASH , The best advice I can give you is , take you motor the way it is , and , let the machine shop finish the disassembly of it. That is what I did with mine , when they were finished with it I picked up the block and heads , and , then reassembled the motor. Take your time doing it and double check your torques , and , make sure that everything is torqued down in proper sequence. The one real good piece of advice I can give you is , make sure you have a very good quality ring compresser. It is a real pain in the a$$ when you have one piston to go and the compresser pooches on you  and it is a sunday , you can,t buy , beg , borrow or steal one. JOHN  ------------------
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Ryan Wilke
Gearhead Posts: 1700
From: Stanton, Michigan 49707
Registered: Oct 2000
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posted 12-13-2002 05:34 PM
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Originally posted by nash:[B] The book I am following mentions to get a ridge reamer and take the ridge of the cylinders before taking the pistons out. /B]
Nash,
I'd say if you don't have a serious lip that you can 'catch' with your fingernail, you probably don't even need to use the ridge reamer. Even if there is a small ridge, if you don't plan to re-use the pistons anyway, you probably could simply (1) remove the crank, (2) replace the rod cap on the rods, (3) and then tap on them with a wooden block to push the piston/rod assembly out the top of the block. Just my 2 cents,,,
Ryan
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