[Vwdiesel] Can't get my Pistons out.

[LBaird119 at aol.com]

> Why can't you just take the pistons out the bottom?
>
  Harmon, what you been smoking?  ;-)  There's kind of a crank and main
journal webbing in the way!  :)
  I often have to gently beat the pistons out and have only tried to remove
a ridge once.  The ridge reamer was starting to do more damage than good!
The handle end of a hammer works quite well and is usually clean and
handy.  I usually have to finish pushing it out against the rod bearing
surface.  Get it moving and they'll usually pop right out.  Momentum is
a great thing!  :)  IF you break a ring, who cares, they're considered
worn out already right?  Then you can use a straight hone or a ridge
reamer to work down the ridge for a "quickie" re-ring.  :)
     Loren