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mcguyver · November 12th, 2012, 19:43

You can tell if your cylinder is going to be an affected one.

When the cylinder is at rest, take a small flat blade screwdriver and try to push the piston around. If it moves up and down, on the order of 1/8" or so, it is bad. The internals can be salvaged, just get a replacement shell.

If you have on that has been used, but are unsure, tear it down and look at the top of the piston. If it shows wear on the top surface at the back, it is an indicator it is slopping around and that wear comes from the aluminum core at the end of the piston chamber.

Not all cylinders are bad, some have been good from all accounts and some bad.

November 12th, 2012, 19:43	#9
mcguyver Trader rating Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Northern Alberta	You can tell if your cylinder is going to be an affected one. When the cylinder is at rest, take a small flat blade screwdriver and try to push the piston around. If it moves up and down, on the order of 1/8" or so, it is bad. The internals can be salvaged, just get a replacement shell. If you have on that has been used, but are unsure, tear it down and look at the top of the piston. If it shows wear on the top surface at the back, it is an indicator it is slopping around and that wear comes from the aluminum core at the end of the piston chamber. Not all cylinders are bad, some have been good from all accounts and some bad. __________________ Age verifier Northern Alberta Democracy is two wolves and a sheep discussing what's for dinner. Freedom is the wolves limping away while the sheep reloads. Never confuse freedom with democracy.