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PRO RMK RK Tek Review!!!
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oh man that sucks ! sorry 
it seems crazy it would fly into the airbox ???
those long gouges look like it was something bigger ? any pics of the broken clamp ?
it seems crazy it would fly into the airbox ???
those long gouges look like it was something bigger ? any pics of the broken clamp ?
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kinda looks like a munched up cylinder dowel
What do you mean by this?
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garett87
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Oh no those are still there in the cases. I set the pieces i took out of the piston and it matches up exactly with what broke off on the clamp. Has the same thickness and same width. I dont have the actual clamp any more i matched it up with the new clamp. I am positive this is it. Nothing is missing or broken. All rings are still intact, circlips are perfect, ring alignment pins are perfect. Got a new piston coming and ill try it out this weekend. Hopefully it lasts longer than 10 miles lol
Ive been reading around, should i bump my ring end gap from .018 to .020? Or more?
I did notice a very slight mark on the other piston on the intake side. Its not bad at all
Heres a few pictures:
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How's the cylinder wall?
Cylinder still looks great
personally i wouldnt mess with the gap. mine were all right at .018 when i put the rk tek pistons in mine. 125 miles so far and all good.
wow ! thats awesome that Nik is tough stuff
ski
i was thinking the same thing maybe it was the whole clamp
i was thinking the same thing maybe it was the whole clamp
Did you acid wash the cylinder?
From the looks of that piston i would be looking long and hard.
Deja vu wouldnt be any fun.
Check the rod bearings for debris.
SMF has some good advice below:
The gouge in that piston looks pretty harsh.
Best to re-blueprint on re-assembly too.
The broken piece was bigger than what I found. These pieces were stuck in the piston. I'm sure the rest flew out the exhaust. As far as the bottom end I don't think anything went down. I ran a magnet through it and not a single piece of metal came out.
The recoil side cylinder is good but the PTO side has damage. The piece caught is a couple ports..
Also the piece i pulled out of the piston fits perfectly in the gouge in the side of the piston. I am positive this is the issue. Like i said the rest of the pieces must have gone out the exhaust.
Got my new piston today. Why isn't the skirt coated like the original 2 Kelsey sent me??
What clamp are you referring to?
As for ring end gap, I would follow what the directions state.
As for ring end gap, I would follow what the directions state.
