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Title: VR6 piston ring compressor
Post by: leigh_harty on 16 May 2012, 17:30
Where the balls do i find one?  :nerd:
Title: Re: VR6 piston ring compressor
Post by: DOA on 16 May 2012, 17:37
Motor factors or local parts place.
Title: Re: VR6 piston ring compressor
Post by: leigh_harty on 16 May 2012, 17:47
Motor factors or local parts place.

They sell normal ones, not the slanted style needed for a vr engine  :undecided:
Title: Re: VR6 piston ring compressor
Post by: leigh_harty on 16 May 2012, 17:52
Basically one of these

(http://i126.photobucket.com/albums/p119/leigh_harty/100_1449.jpg)
Title: Re: VR6 piston ring compressor
Post by: Wayne on 16 May 2012, 20:43
Thin piece of alloy / tin and a hose clip might be worth a go.
Title: Re: VR6 piston ring compressor
Post by: danny_p on 16 May 2012, 21:36
use the same one you would on a 1.8 or 2.0.

ring compressors sold by size not application
Title: Re: VR6 piston ring compressor
Post by: leigh_harty on 16 May 2012, 21:58
use the same one you would on a 1.8 or 2.0.

ring compressors sold by size not application

Ive tried and broke a ring or 2, the angle of the bore means a normal compressor wont sit flush all the way round, leaving a gap for a ring to pop out.

Thin piece of alloy / tin and a hose clip might be worth a go.

Suppose it could be worth a go if i can cut the angle to an appropriate angle
Title: Re: VR6 piston ring compressor
Post by: Thom89 on 16 May 2012, 22:07
Try VW, if it has a part No, it should be available to buy

Thom
Title: Re: VR6 piston ring compressor
Post by: CorradoVR6-Turbo on 16 May 2012, 22:58
the VR is 15deg angle,i cut a stock ring compressor to this when i have a vr apart,that special tool is still available from VW as a special tool for the 2.8 or 2.9 but they are crap and cause rings to drag and snap !

Cutting a stock compressor to 15 deg works best,tbh still is!
Title: Re: VR6 piston ring compressor
Post by: leigh_harty on 17 May 2012, 09:29
the VR is 15deg angle,i cut a stock ring compressor to this when i have a vr apart,that special tool is still available from VW as a special tool for the 2.8 or 2.9 but they are crap and cause rings to drag and snap !

Cutting a stock compressor to 15 deg works best,tbh still is!

Whats the best way of doing this? A standard compressor is just rolls of metal and looks like it will bend and deform out of shape.
Title: Re: VR6 piston ring compressor
Post by: danny_p on 18 May 2012, 23:21
tin snips