Originally Posted by
UrabusDenis
I do not reccomend doing this- I am sure you need good tools to do the job right. You will be much better sending it to Rex, he knows what he is doing and I am very happy with his service, every time I send a piston/sleeve set the engine works as new when it comes back home , ready for racing. You will get a lot more for your money than buying those clamps
This is why most drivers today have no knowledge. "Please don't do it by yourself!"
If he has engines which are ready for a trash can, who not give it a try?
For many thing I also do some investigation before I start with an own idea. I started with a machine clamp
With a small conical shaped ring I give my sleeves a pinch. With a smal scale on the nut I can go to the excac point to which I have done if it is not enough and ad a small step to it to see if it is OK.
And if needed I use a hone tool to finish the sleeve:
