Oil Piston Ring Orientation Diagram

The dot or marking on each ring always faces up.

Oil piston ring orientation diagram. Release the tension of the ring. Install the second ring with the dot to the top of the piston. Al will walk you through how to install piston rings with and without a set of piston ring expander pliers. This video discusses what ring orientation is and how to clock piston rings.

Oil expander tabs face up as shown below. Identifying the top compression ring and the intermediate compression ring 3. Not sure how to install piston rings. One two piece oil rings.

Install top ring last. Diagram of ring installation order this guide explains how to lay out and order a standard set of gx200 piston rings. Rings laid out in order 2. Be sure the tips of the expander are visible and properly butted see illustration 3.

Quick video on how to install piston rings. If my videos help you and you would like to donate anything at all to help the c. Work the opened ring down from the top of the piston to the oil groove. Identifying the orientation of the top compression ring and the intermediate compression ring 4.

Wind on the stainless expander fi rst with the ends pointing down and butting. If there is no dot but there is a. However the second ring also provides a bit of oil control. Rings laid out in order.

Check each ring in its corresponding piston groove to ensure proper axial and radial clearance. Using a proper ring installation tool open the oil ring just enough to allow the ring to go over the top diameter of the piston. Place the ring squarely into the piston groove taking care to keep it flat. The oil ring s main function is to control the amount of oil that makes it between the piston and bore which is necessary for lubrication and heat transfer purposes.

Oil rings actual gap 015 050. Step 4 install rings on piston. Place the oil ring expander into the oil groove with the butted tips of the expander 90 from either end of the wrist pin. The bottom oil ring is actually made up of three different rings two narrow rails and one expander.

If there is a dot on the top ring install with the dot to the top of the piston. See illustration 2 2. Oil rings install the oil rings fi rst.