[snowman]

Sherwood brought up one point I forgot about. If you use the bench assembly method and insert the wrist pins as the last step you need to plan ahead very carfully. The wrist pin can only be inserted from one direction easily or at all and it varies depending on which cylinder you are working with. When you are doing this planning insert the first circlip in the opposite end of the piston, this will act as a reminder of the direction. The sequence you plan on must also be followed as well otherwise you will also be removing and reinstalling several pistons until you get it right.

By the way, for the pros that haven't tried tiewraps, they work very well, maybe even better than some ring compressors.. As to which size tie wrap I never experimented to see if there is an optimum.