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Bored&Stroked · 01-13-2019, 01:05 PM

Ronnie has it right - I use one all the time. It is also a great idea to pickup a ring end gap filer - has a little diamond wheel and a crank on the side. Is MUCH easier than using a hand file. (But they do remove material FAST - especially on cast-iron only rings).

I always buy "file to fit" rings - so that I can set my end-gaps to be exactly what I need.

01-13-2019, 01:05 PM	#5
Bored&Stroked Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Central Ohio Posts: 5,062	Re: piston ring tool Ronnie has it right - I use one all the time. It is also a great idea to pickup a ring end gap filer - has a little diamond wheel and a crank on the side. Is MUCH easier than using a hand file. (But they do remove material FAST - especially on cast-iron only rings). I always buy "file to fit" rings - so that I can set my end-gaps to be exactly what I need.