Gluing up pistons?

[captainlip]

What tips are there for doing this and the best method of doing it?

Thanks

[Whiskers]

Put some super glue in the holes?

[Wraggy]

for what purpose ? have u broke one or trying to do something ?

[ben]

Originally Posted by captainlip

What tips are there for doing this and the best method of doing it?

Thanks

Probably best to leave them.

Well.. judging by your efforts on building diffs.

[captainlip]

Sensible answers please, diffs were faulty diff cases durangos fault

On Durango shocks there are 6 hole pistons just wondered best solution to glue some holes up with them not popping the glue out later on

[Wraggy]

are these big bore shocks ? as i only thought they came 2 or 3 hole ?
well mine do anyway

[RogerM]

Depends on the material but in the past I have done the following

run a screw through the hole (obviously of a sensible size not a #8 wood screw) to give a thread for the resin to bond to.

next mix up so rapid setting epoxy resin (I've used Araldite rapid which is ok) but let it go off for a couple of minutes.

Then force it through the holes with a syringy (not the needle type, more the sort of thing you get from vets for feeding newborn animals who've lost mum) until it is out of the other side with no voids showing.

Clean of the surfaces ... wait till the glue is 95% cured then clean again with a sharp knife blade as it will have expanded as it sets.

Wait and inspect to make sure there are no voids / cracks in the glue and away you go

it is best to keep things symetrical in the shocks though but this will give you an idea of what you want before making up / having made some specials

[captainlip]

Originally Posted by Wraggy

are these big bore shocks ? as i only thought they came 2 or 3 hole ?
well mine do anyway

Yes these are big bore pistons part number 330157 and come with number 1,2,3 pistons and all 6 hole

[mark christopher]

Originally Posted by captainlip

Sensible answers please, diffs were faulty diff cases durangos fault

On Durango shocks there are 6 hole pistons just wondered best solution to glue some holes up with them not popping the glue out later on

odd you blamed the crap bearings last time

[captainlip]

Originally Posted by mark christopher

odd you blamed the crap bearings last time

Why are we still going on about this! Housings caused bearings to fail. I'm talking pistons now not diffs you monkey!

[Col]

Originally Posted by captainlip

Why are we still going on about this!

Because you will never live it down. Ever. You will eternally be know as unable to build diffs, whether it was your fault or not. Simples as that.

[bodgit]

Originally Posted by captainlip

What tips are there for doing this and the best method of doing it?

Thanks

Why are you asking this now when you told someone a week back it was easy

http://www.oople.com/forums/showthre...586#post508586 post 7

Have you goosed something else up now??
Im assuming your glue plugs popped out and your shocks ratttle now.

[captainlip]

Originally Posted by bodgit

Why are you asking this now when you told someone a week back it was easy

http://www.oople.com/forums/showthre...586#post508586 post 7

Have you goosed something else up now??
Im assuming your glue plugs popped out and your shocks ratttle now.

Typo error meant number 2 and 3 pistons, confusion sorry! All sorted now used the superb suggestion above from Roger!

[daz]

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