MOPED ARMY

Was this a nikasil or cast iron cylinder?

Where does the ring end gap pass through?

I agree, but not seeing it I'm guessing that somebody is not happy with there new mate in there. Every thing all lined up? Clip's ok? That got me once. But it sounds like you're knowing your sheet.

I had a flash caromed cylinder that bit me in the ASS several times!,,,

Turned out...... it was a peice of junk Floating around in the bottom end that was just trying to get out! Very $ lesson I learned....maybe this will help.

if it is too honed you could go for an over bore piston.

How do ya think the shaft bent ? Did u previously rebuild the case and if so how did u get it together ? And how have u been removing the flywheel?

The taper shaft at the stator side has a wobble, not a rotational walk. This was a complete rebuild with new bearings, which were installed with the freezer-toaster oven heat treatment. Everything assembled smooth like butter, and it spins freely in the bearings without any kind of a hitch. Watching the shaft where it's closest to the bearing, it's dead on. But the threaded tip is wiffling off axis ever so slightly, which translates to a noticeable shimmy when the flywheel is installed. I have a threaded puller for removing the flywheel, and it was never dropped/smacked while in my posession. The threads themselves on the crankshaft are perfect too, which has me wondering how this thing got slightly bent as well. You'd think if it was dropped, it would have mushed the threads somewhat. (edited)

Bought new, partially assembled, and then put into storage for over a year while I was dealing with other things. Now I have it out of storage, and I've noticed this problem way past the return period. Live and learn, I guess.

Not a chance. Karma's a bitch, and I don't want her coming to visit.

Nice live evil...so someone else on moped army can post about it. Or make Benji eat it because we don't know what happened.