04-09-2019, 09:51 PM
X 2 for the grease gun trick.
Even if that doesn't work first time, pointing a welding torch at the cylinder whilst it's pressurised has always worked for me. just make sure that you're not in the firing line when the piston comes out like a 7/8" diameter steel bullet; I nearly collected a Darwin award from this when I was an apprentice -the piston ricocheted around the workshop for what seemed an age.
Even if that doesn't work first time, pointing a welding torch at the cylinder whilst it's pressurised has always worked for me. just make sure that you're not in the firing line when the piston comes out like a 7/8" diameter steel bullet; I nearly collected a Darwin award from this when I was an apprentice -the piston ricocheted around the workshop for what seemed an age.