Seized piston removal ideas (ABA)?

[amalventano at sc.rr.com (Allyn)]

can you rotate the piston via the connecting rod? if so, its probably a ring
stuck to the cylinder wall. you could rig a puller somehow to apply force to
the surface of the piston (carefully), then tap on the surface in the same
direction (the constant and impact forces together may help).
Al

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jeff Toomasson" <jtoomasson@yahoo.com>
To: <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Saturday, November 15, 2003 6:01 PM
Subject: Seized piston removal ideas (ABA)?


> Hi guys and gals - after a week of soaking the combustion chambers in PB
blaster, I had no luck and decided to disassemble the bizatch.
>
> I got the other three pistons out (1-3) and the crank out no problem, but
I'm not having any success with the seized one. I tried pounding on it from
top and bottom (tap area covered with multi-layers of a rag), but it won't
budge not so much as a millimeter.
>
> Is this an instance where I can use my propane torch to heat it up? Will
that help break anything free? If so, how does that specifically work? Any
other ideas?
>
> Thanks!  Jeff
>
>
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